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This act that was passed as a thanks to early feminist activists, had facilitated divorce. This act had caused marriage to be formed on a contract and have an option for those who could not pay for a private annulment. This act was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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The fight for Women's rights is a war that still continues to ravage many parts of the world. The purpose of this project is to explain the first wave of feminism that spread through Europe in the 19th century and continued into the early 20th century.
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The oldest German women's rights association was created by , Louise Otto-Peters and Auguste Schmidt. Started the beginning of organized feminism in Germany. This association choice to keep men from joining and faced much criticism from the public.
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This council of women was created in March and April of 1888. This organization crossed country boarders to collectively fight to protect women's rights internationally.
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New Zealand became the first sovereign state giving women the right to vote. This was important because in early colonial New Zealand, as in European societies, women were excluded from any involvement in politics.
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Women's suffrage movement in Australia was one of the earliest objectives of the movement for gender equality and other social movements in Australia.
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This alliance had gained over 7 million members from 24 countries that joined together in Berlin. The first mission for women's rights was centered around four pillars: women’s education, professional training and employment, social institutions, and the legal status of women.
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This law had granted women the right to vote for the first time in Europe.
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This first conference was held in Germany. Female German workers had created this conference to demand for unrestricted suffrage.
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Within this second international conference that was held in Copenhagen, Clara Zetkin proposed to create an international Women's day to be held on March 19th, 1911.
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Many suffragettes were legalistic and strayed away from violence, yet some used violence to show devotion for their cause. Emily Davidson threw herself beneath the king’s horses during the Epsom derby. She later died from her injuries.
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The year 1917 held many protests and strikes for better working conditions in France. Women mostly participated in these acts of outrage as they held the majority in war factories as seamstresses.
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Women only over the age of 30 were allowed to participate in voting for the first time in 1918. In 1928 the law was widened to all women over the age of 21, even if they did not own any form of property.
