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When women got the vote
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1869 - Wyoming Territory in the USA is the first place in the world to give votes to women.Ìý
1893 - New Zealand is the first country to give women the vote.Ìý
1902 - Australia , although aboriginal women were not eligible to vote until 1967, when along with aboriginal men, they were granted full citizenship.Ìý
1906 - Finland is the first country in Europe to give women the vote.Ìý
1917 - RussiaÌý
1918 - United Kingdom (partial), Germany, Canada, Austria.Ìý
1920 - The USA, but not Native American women.
1925 - ItalyÌý
1928 - United Kingdom (full), IrelandÌý
1930 - South Africa , but only to white women. Indian and 'coloured' women won the vote in 1984 and black women in 1994.Ìý
1931 - SpainÌý
1932 - BrazilÌý
1944 - FranceÌý
1945 - ItalyÌý
1946 - Kenya, Palestine,Ìý
1947 - China, Pakistan,Ìý
1948 - Israel, Iraq,Ìý
1950 - IndiaÌý
1952 - GreeceÌý
1953 - MexicoÌý
1956 - Egypt, Tunisia, MauritiusÌý
1957 - MalaysiaÌý
1962 - AlgeriaÌý
1971 - SwitzerlandÌý
1974 - JordanÌý
1976 - Portugal
2001 - BahrainÌý

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