Women Vote

By Reggina

  • Czech Republic

    The Declaration of Independence of the Czechoslovak Nation from 18 October 1918 declared that “our democracy shall rest on universal suffrage. Women shall be placed on equal footing with men, politically, socially, and culturally,”

  • Poland

    Ever since it regained its independence in 1918, it has granted women's ability to vote and be elected.

  • Estonia

    Estonia gained its independence in 1918 with the Estonian War of Independence. However, the first official elections were held in 1917. These were the elections of temporary council, which ruled Estonia from 1917–1919. Since then, women have had the right to vote. The parliament elections were held in 1920. After the elections, two women got into the parliament

  • Austria

    After the breakdown of the Habsburg Monarchy, Austria granted the right to vote to anyone regardless their gender.

  • Hungary

    Although it was planned for women to vote since 1818, but the first occasion where women could vote was 1920

  • Sierra de Leone

    One of the first occasions when women were able to vote was in the elections of the Nova Scotian settlers at Freetown. In the 1792 elections, all heads of household could vote and one-third were ethnic African women. Women won the right to vote in Sierra Leone in 1930

  • Portugal

    In 1931 during the Estado Novo regime, women were allowed to vote for the first time, but only if they had a high school or university degree. In 1968 claimed to establish "equality of political rights for men and women", but a few electoral rights were reserved for men. After the Carnation Revolution, women were granted full and equal electoral rights in 1976.

  • Brasil

    Women were granted the right to vote and be elected in Electoral Code of 1932. Although, the law of Rio Grande do Norte State has legally allowed women to vote since 1926

  • Japan

    In some elections women were allowed to vote since 1880, but it was accepted at a national level until 1945.

  • Pakistan

    The country became independent in 1947 and in that same year, women could vote. In November of 1988 the first muslim woman was elected prime minster.