From New Zealand to Saudi Arabia: When women won the vote worldwide
Source: Irish Times
The Representation of People Act 1918 granted the vote to Irish and English women aged over 30 who met certain property qualifications.
While some nations had extended that right to women earlier, other countries, in Europe as well as elsewhere, did not allow women to vote until much later into the 20th century.
New Zealand: First nation to grant female suffrage, in 1893, to all adult women.
Australia: In 1894 women in South Australia were granted the vote and the right to stand for parliamentary elections. In 1899 women in Western Australia were enfranchised. In 1902 the Commonwealth Franchise Act gave all white women in Australia the vote and the right to stand for election to the Australian Federal Parliament. Aboriginal women and men did not receive the vote until 1962.
Click here to read the full article published by Irish Times on 14 December 2018.
The Representation of People Act 1918 granted the vote to Irish and English women aged over 30 who met certain property qualifications.
While some nations had extended that right to women earlier, other countries, in Europe as well as elsewhere, did not allow women to vote until much later into the 20th century.
New Zealand: First nation to grant female suffrage, in 1893, to all adult women.
Australia: In 1894 women in South Australia were granted the vote and the right to stand for parliamentary elections. In 1899 women in Western Australia were enfranchised. In 1902 the Commonwealth Franchise Act gave all white women in Australia the vote and the right to stand for election to the Australian Federal Parliament. Aboriginal women and men did not receive the vote until 1962.
Click here to read the full article published by Irish Times on 14 December 2018.