Women Vote In The World

17 Century

1689

Female landowners are allowed to vote in elections to the States of Friesland in rural districts. In Friesland.

18th Century

1718

Sweden: Female taxpaying members of city guilds are allowed to vote in local city elections and national elections

19th Century

1894

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Local Government Act confirms single women's right to vote in local elections and extends this franchise to some married women.

20th Century

1911

Portugal: Carolina Beatriz Ângelo becomes the first Portuguese woman to vote due to a legal technicality; the law is shortly thereafter altered to specify only literate male citizens over the age of 21 had the right to vote.

20th Century

1918

Canada: Limited to women over 21, meeting provincially determined property qualifications

20th Century

1924

Spain (limited to single women and widows in local elections. First women mayors)

20th Century

1927

Uruguay (women's suffrage is broadcast for the first time in 1927.

United Nations

1948

United Nations adopted The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 21.

20th Century

1965

Guatemala all restrictions removed

21st Century

2001

Afghanistan, re-granted after the fall of Taliban