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First Convention for Equal Rights
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Birth of the suffrage movement.
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First time in history a woman is allowed to vote
(New Zealand was the first country in the world to recognize universal suffrage). This was one of the most relevant historical facts, as Macías tells us (2012). However, as Gamba (2008) claims, it was not since the 20th century that all European countries accepted universal suffrage. -
First Women’s Strike in the US that established the International Women's day
American textile workers worked in appalling conditions, for example, working more than 12 hours in a row. Adding also the sexual harassment they suffered by his superiors and his colleagues. -
First International Conference of Socialist Women in Copenhagen
There it was agreed the 8th of March to be the Working Women’s Day. -
Women start voting in the UK
But it was not the first European country to accept universal suffrage. The first was Finland (1906), followed by other countries like Norway (1913), or Denmark and Iceland (1915). -
Women can vote for the first time in Spain
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Sweden recognizes wage equality for men and women
Which is a relevant fact because it is a right that is still being fought for. -
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is approved
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Women’s reproductive rights reach the ONU
It is during the World Cup Conference held the same year when it is approved for the first time in history the right to the voluntary abortion, the access to contraceptive methods, the right to sexual freedom and the access to health for women. -
Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizens
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Vindication of Women’s Rights
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First day of the International Women’s Day
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Women’s March in Washington goes viral
American women take to the streets to protest against the new US President, Donald Trump. -
March 8 was a historic day for feminist movements in Spain
A lot of women went on strike to demand equal rights and to oppose gender oppressions and widespread violence against women. -
Argentina legalises abortion