Timeline of women's suffrage

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Suffrage parade, New York City, May 6, 1912.
Suffrage parade, New York City, May 6, 1912.

Women's suffrage has been granted at various times in various countries throughout the world. In many countries women's suffrage was granted before universal suffrage, so women (and men) from certain classes or races were still unable to vote, while some granted it to both sexes at the same time.

The timeline below lists years when women's suffrage was enacted in various places. In many cases the first voting took place in a subsequent year.

New Zealand in 1893 is often said to be the first "country" in the world to give women the right to vote. However, it was then a British colony and other sub-national entities had earlier given certain women voting rights.(New Zealand became an independent nation some time between 1907 and 1947 although constitutional historians disagree as to exactly when.)[1]

Disclaimer: This timeline reflects a vast amount of information from the women's suffrage movement throughout the globe. In many cases, countries passed various laws which progressively gave women the right to vote. Many countries may appear on the list more than once due to the fact that restrictions on suffrage were only lifted slowly. (Former name of nation included at time of rights granted.) This list only states the right to vote; for other rights, see Timeline of Womens Rights (other than voting)

Contents

[edit] 18th century

[edit] 19th century

Statue of Esther Hobart Morris in front of the Wyoming State Capitol
Statue of Esther Hobart Morris in front of the Wyoming State Capitol
  • 1881
    • Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man (only property-owners until 1913, universal franchise in 1919.)
  • 1884
    • Flag of Canada Canada Widows and spinsters granted the right to vote within municipalities in Ontario (later to other provinces).[3]
  • 1886
  • 1889
    • Franceville grants universal suffrage.[6] Loses self-rule within months.
  • 1893
  • 1894
    • Flag of South Australia South Australia grants universal suffrage, extending the franchise to all women (property-owners could vote in local elections from 1861), the first in Australia to do so. Women are also granted the right to stand for parliament, making South Australia the first in the world to do so.
    • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom extends right to vote in local elections to married women.
  • 1899

[edit] 20th century

[edit] 1900s

The argument over women's rights in Victoria was lampooned in this Melbourne Punch cartoon of 1887
The argument over women's rights in Victoria was lampooned in this Melbourne Punch cartoon of 1887

[edit] 1910s

[edit] 1920s

[edit] 1930s

[edit] 1940s

[edit] 1950s

[edit] 1960s

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 21st century

[edit] References

  1. ^ Colin Campbell Aikman, ‘History, Constitutional’ in McLintock, A.H. (ed),An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 3 vols, Wellington, NZ:R.E. Owen, Government Printer, 1966, vol 2, pp.67-75.
  2. ^ Women in Parliament - Parliament of Victoria
  3. ^ Canada-WomensVote-WomenSuffrage
  4. ^ "Smallest State in the World," New York Times, June 19, 1896, p 6
  5. ^ "Tiny Nation to Vote: Smallest Republic in the World to Hold a Presidential Election," Lowell Daily Sun, Sep 17, 1896
  6. ^ "Wee, Small Republics: A Few Examples of Popular Government," Hawaiian Gazette, Nov 1, 1895, p 1
  7. ^ Bourdiol, Julien (1908), Condition internationale des Nouvelles-Hebrides, p 106
  8. ^ Woman Suffrage Timeline International - Winning the Vote Around the World

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