1869 - Wyoming Territory in the USA is the first place in the world to give votes to women.
1893 - New Zealand is the first country to give women the vote.
1902 - Australia , although aboriginal women were not eligible to vote until 1967, when along with aboriginal men, they were granted full citizenship.
1906 - Finland is the first country in Europe to give women the vote.
1917 - Russia
1918 - United Kingdom (partial), Germany, Canada, Austria.
1920 - The USA, but not Native American women.
1925 - Italy
1928 - United Kingdom (full), Ireland
1930 - South Africa , but only to white women. Indian and 'coloured' women won the vote in 1984 and black women in 1994.
1931 - Spain
1932 - Brazil
1944 - France
1945 - Italy
1946 - Kenya, Palestine,
1947 - China, Pakistan,
1948 - Israel, Iraq,
1950 - India
1952 - Greece
1953 - Mexico
1956 - Egypt, Tunisia, Mauritius
1957 - Malaysia
1962 - Algeria
1971 - Switzerland
1974 - Jordan
1976 - Portugal
2001 - Bahrain
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