Sullivan Ordinance
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sullivan-ordinance-208-7945131
title:
Sullivan Ordinance
text:
The Sullivan Ordinance was a municipal law passed on January 21, 1908, in New York City by the board of aldermen, barring the management of a public place from allowing women to smoke within their venue. The ordinance did not bar women from smoking in general nor did the ordinance bar women from smoking in public, only public places. Right after the ordinance was enacted, on January 22, Katie Mulcahey, the only person cited for breaking this ordinance, was fined $5 for smoking in public and arre
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description:
Vetoed 1908 New York City law prohibiting women from smoking in public places
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_Ordinance
date created:
2008-06-22T08:50:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T11:13:03Z
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