Women have fought patiently for years for many of their rights, the right to vote is no exception. But in what year did they manage to obtain the right to vote?
In 1893 in New Zealand
The first women to gain the right to vote were New Zealanders. Indeed, these women fought in various ways to obtain this right. Notably in 1893, they addressed a petition to the government in place signed by all the adult women of the population. Following this, they obtained the right to vote on September 19, 1893 and experienced it two months later.
In 1919 in the United States
In the middle of the 19e century appeared a movement fighting for women’s right to vote. Thanks to this movement, the 19e amendment authorizing women’s right to vote was passed in the United States on May 21, 1919. But on that date, only white women were allowed to vote. It was not until 1965 that African-American women were allowed to vote in complete freedom.
From 1906 in Europe
Finland was the first country in Europe to obtain the right to vote for women in 1906. Following this, Norway did the same in 1913 and Denmark followed in 1915.
In the United Kingdom the right to vote was granted in 1918 to women over 30 years old. In France, women became voters in April 1944 and exercised this right for the first time on April 29, 1945. Furthermore, it is important to note that certain countries granted the right to vote to women following their bravery during the Great War. Among these countries, we can cite Great Britain, Germany and the Netherlands.
These are so many dates when women obtained their right to vote in various countries around the world.
