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Notable Dates in Women’s Suffrage

Unless otherwise indicated, the date signifies the year 1929 Ecuador*, Romania*
women were granted the right both to vote and to stand 1930 South Africa (Whites),Turkey (to vote)
for election. The countries listed below currently have
1931 Chile*, Portugal*, Spain, Sri Lanka
a parliament or have had one at some point in their
1932 Maldives,Thailand, Uruguay
history.
1934 Brazil, Cuba, Portugal*,Turkey (to stand for
1788 United States of America (to stand for elec-
election)
tion)
1935 Myanmar (to vote)
1893 New Zealand (to vote)
1937 Philippines
1902 Australia*
1938 Bolivia*, Uzbekistan
1906 Finland
1938 El Salvador (to vote)
1907 Norway (to stand for election)*
1941 Panama*
1913 Norway**
1942 Dominican Republic
1915 Denmark, Iceland*
1944 Bulgaria, France, Jamaica
1917 Canada (to vote)*, Netherlands (to stand
for election) 1945 Croatia, Guyana (to stand for election),
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Senegal, Slovenia,
1918 Austria, Canada (to vote)*, Estonia, Geor-
Togo
gia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland*, Kyrgyz-
stan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russian 1946 Cameroon, D.P.R. of Korea, Djibouti (to
Federation, United Kingdom* vote), Guatemala, Liberia, Myanmar (to
stand for election), Panama**, Romania**,
1919 Belarus, Belgium (to vote)*, Luxembourg,
The F.Y.R. of Macedonia,Trinidad and
Netherlands (to vote), New Zealand (to
Tobago,Venezuela,Vietnam,Yugoslavia
stand for election), Sweden*, Ukraine
1947 Argentina, Japan, Malta, Mexico (to vote),
1920 Albania, Canada (to stand for election)*,
Pakistan, Singapore
Czech Republic, Iceland**, Slovakia,
United States of America (to vote) 1948 Belgium**, Israel, Niger, Republic of Korea,
Seychelles, Suriname
1921 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium (to stand for
election)*, Georgia, Sweden** 1949 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile**, China,
Costa Rica, Syrian Arab Republic (to vote)*
1924 Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Saint Lucia,
Tajikistan 1950 Barbados, Canada (to vote)**, Haiti, India
1927 Turkmenistan 1951 Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,
Nepal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent
1928 Ireland**, United Kingdom**
and the Grenadines

Women’s Suffrage in Europe North America, less restrictive religious traditions, and
and North America Today women’s emergence into the public sphere as wage
Women from Europe and North America have had earners. Although American and British women have
fewer difficulties than women from other parts of the been considered leaders in worldwide women’s suf-
world in obtaining the franchise, for reasons that frage, women’s political participation in the United
include more liberal political policies in Europe and States is rather lackluster, with just 55 percent voting in