Which country first gave women the right to vote?
In 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to give women the right to vote in national elections.
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Which US territory first gave women the vote?
Wyoming became the first US territory to give women the right to vote, in 1869, more than 50 years before the 19th Amendment.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
The 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in New York was the first women's rights convention in the US, and it launched the American women's suffrage movement.
Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested?
Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined in 1872 for voting in the presidential election. She never paid the $100 fine.
Who were the Silent Sentinels?
Beginning in 1917, suffragists called the Silent Sentinels picketed outside the White House for women's right to vote, the first group to protest there continuously.
How did a mother's letter help women win the vote?
Tennessee legislator Harry Burn cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment in 1920 after his mother wrote him a letter urging him to support women's suffrage.
How long did it take to pass the 19th Amendment?
The women's suffrage amendment was first introduced in Congress in 1878 and wasn't ratified as the 19th Amendment until 1920, 42 years later.
When did British women get the right to vote?
Some British women over 30 won the right to vote in 1918, but women didn't get equal voting rights with men in the UK until 1928.
When did women in Switzerland get the right to vote?
Swiss women didn't win the right to vote in national elections until 1971, and one canton, Appenzell Innerrhoden, didn't allow women to vote locally until a court forced it in 1990.
When did women in Saudi Arabia first vote?
Women in Saudi Arabia voted and ran for office for the first time in 2015, in local municipal elections.