During Reconstruction, state legislators ratified a new state constitution in 1868 which created the state's first public school system and expanded women's rights.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən, stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslˌeɪɾɚz ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd ɐ nˈuː stˈeɪt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ðə stˈeɪtz fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl sˈɪstəm ænd ɛkspˈændᵻd wˈɪmɪnz ɹˈaɪts.