USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where was women first allowed to vote in 1893?
A
New Zealand
B
United States
C
Australia
D
Great Britian
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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 women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nellie Martel (1907). “Women’s Votes in New Zealand and Australia".

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1906, the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, which later became the Republic of Finland, was the first country in the world to give all women and all men both the right to vote and the right to run for office. Finland was also the first country in Europe to give women the right to vote.

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