feb 19, 1975 - *1st state (SD) outlaws marital rape

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South Dakota becomes the first state to outlaw marital rape through S.B. 165. Until now, every U.S. state had a marital rape exemption that make it legal for husbands to rape their wives.

https://www.veteranfeministsofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mollie-Johnson-Thesis-Final-Draft.pdf

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