The law from the 1800s mandated that men could buy alcohol and cigarettes only from a state store.

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Quoting from Biased Sources i can not change this. if i can tell me if the change should it say
The law from the 1800s mandated that people could buy alcohol and cigarettes only from state store. so it would include women not just men.

I suspect the original quote is a statement of fact. It's likely that women couldn't buy alcohol or cigarettes.