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* France: The [[Neuwirth Law|Neuwirth Act of 1967]] authorizes [[contraception]].<ref name="france.fr">{{cite web|url=http://www.france.fr/en/institutions-and-values/changes-role-women-french-society.html |title=Le site officiel du tourisme français : vos vacances en France |publisher= |accessdate=10 April 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928001719/http://www.france.fr/en/institutions-and-values/changes-role-women-french-society.html |archivedate=28 September 2015 |df= }}</ref>
* United States: ''[[Executive Order 11375]]'', signed by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] on October 13, 1967, banned discrimination on the basis of sex in hiring and employment in both the United States federal workforce and on the part of government contractors.
* United States: [[Lyndon B. Johnson|President Johnson]] signs Public Law 90-130, lifting grade restrictions and strength limitations on women in the United States military. Among other things, Public Law 90-130 amended 10 USC, eliminating the 2% ceiling on enlisted women. It also allowed female officers to be promoted to Colonel and above.
* England and Wales: In England and Wales, the only part of the United Kingdom where the law against being a [[common scold]] had any effect, section 13(1)(a) of the [[Criminal Law Act 1967]] abolished it.
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