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New Zealand Women
Suffrage and beyond. On 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections. -
South Australian Women
Propertied women in the colony of South Australia were granted the vote in local elections (but not parliamentary elections) in 1861. The Parliament of South Australia endorsed the right to vote and stand for parliament in 1894 and the law received royal assent in 1895. -
Norway Women
Norwegian women gained the right to vote at general elections in 1913. This marked the end of women's struggle for suffrage, 99 years after Norway got its own constitution in 1814. From now on the nation was to be governed by the Norwegian people. -
Canadian Women
Canada: In 1916, women had earned the vote in Manitoba. Eventually, other provinces extended the vote to women as well. In 1917, Canada's federal electoral law stipulated that "idiots, madmen, criminals and judges" were not allowed to vote. -
British Women
The Representation of the People Act 1918 saw British women over 30 gain the vote -
Dutch Women
Dutch women were oficially declarated by the Representation of the People in 1919 with the free to vote. -
American Women
American women won the vote on 26 August 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment (the Voting Rights Act of 1965 secured voting rights for racial minorities). -
Spanish Women
The Second Republic (1931-1936) generated important legislative work and women were granted many new rights of which they had been hitherto deprived. The 1931 Constitution granted suffrage to women. Spain was therefore one of the first among South European states to enfranchise women. -
French Women
After decades of campaigning and protests, the women's suffrage movement in the United States finally paid off in 1944 when Congress passed the 19th amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote -
Italian Women
The Italian Republic (1945–present) After WW2, women were given the right to vote in national elections and to be elected to government positions. The new Italian Constitution of 1948 affirmed that women had equal rights.
