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New Jersey
The first right to vote of women in history ( women's suffrage ) "accidentally " authorized in New Jersey in 1776 , but it was not a law allowing women to vote , but to the " people " so that as soon as they realized the "error" , abolished that law in 1807. in the United States not the total women's suffrage until 1965 were allowed (although since 1920 itself could exercise their right to vote only women white skin). -
New Zeland
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 all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections. -
Findland
The revolutionary roots of suffrage started in Findland. In 1906 , Finland became the first nation in the world to grant universal suffrage for women [1 ] . This historic victory for women was thanks to the Finnish Socialists during the revolutionary upheaval that swept the Czarist Empire, which belonged Finland. -
Australia
The next country that followed the steps os New Zeland was Australia, that accepted the woman's right on 1912. But only white woman could vote, aboriginal men and woman could not vote till 1962. -
United Kingdom
J. Stuart Mill. Mill introduced in 1866 a project of women's suffrage , and in 1867 an amendment to replace in the Second Reform Act the word man (man ) per person ( person) . Thus it was born in 1869 the National Woman Suffrage Society . the bill of women's suffrage for women over 30 years was approved on May 28, 1917 . Achieved the vote , the groups that requested it disappeared , and in 1930 in England there was feminist movement. -
Canada
rOn 24 May 1918, women considered citizens (not Aboriginal women) became eligible to vote who were "age 21 or older, not alien-born and meet property requirements in provinces where they exist".Most women of Quebec gained full suffrage in 1940.
The first woman elected to Parliament was Agnes Macphail in Ontario in 1921. -
United States
The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor is formed to collect information about women in the workforce and safeguard good working conditions for women.
Aug. 26
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. -
Uruguay
The first Latin American country was Uruguay , which approved in its Constitution of 1918 , although the vote was exercised for the first time on 3 July 1927. It should be noted queel case of Vélez ( in the province of Santander , Colombia ) in its constitution , which passed in 1853 , he gave the right of women's suffrage , but this constitution was reformed two years later ( 1855 ) without could make use of this right . -
Spain
The 19th os November of 1933 was the second general election in the Republic proclaimed on April 14th, 1931. The first call for elections in June 1931 , were before the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic , which took place in Congress of Deputies on 9 December the same year. Although the vote was recognized since then spanish women couldn't vote 80 years ago from now. -
Mexico
In Mexico the first successful history of voting in Yucatan dating from 1923 , although there were requests since 1916 .
December 9 , the same president introduced his own bill ; and since 1954 women obtained the right to vote in all elections. On July 3, 1955 it was the first Mexican woman casts her vote in a federal election to integrate the XLIII Legislature of the Congress -
Spain
With the invasion of the dictator Franco women couldn't vote under his power. But when he died, in 1977 women's rights returned. -
Kuwait
One of the last countries on record to approve women's right to vote was Kuwait , which granted it in 2005 . -
HeForShe
HeForSheHeForShe is a solidarity campaign for gender equality initiated by UN Women. Its goal is to engage men and boys as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights, by encouraging them to take action against negative inequalities faced by women and girls.A special event was held on 20 September 2014 at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. It was hosted by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, whose speech was widely circulated via social media. -
Arabia Saudi
Saudi Arabia is one of two states in the world where there is not yet universal suffrage : the other is Vatican City, where the only choice there is the Pope , and it only vote on cardenales.b But in the third round of the municipal elections that will take place in the conservative kingdom Saturday 12 December , women can vote for the first time. They may also be candidates. -
Vatican CIty
Currently, in the Vatican City they can only vote Cardinals , which the apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis , 30 are necessarily men. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony - United States
During the time period of 1851 to 1900, women were still oppressed and expected to stay home with the children. However, there are some notable women who lived during this time like. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In 1869, they created the National Woman Suffrage Association.The association was created to try and gain women the right to vote in presidential elections. Subsequently, in 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for attempting to vote in the presidential election.
