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Women were granted the right to vote in the Netherlands in 1919. The image shows The Hague's skyline at night.
Women were granted the right to vote in Germany in 1918. Photographed is German socialist Karl Liebknecht, co-founder of the Spartacist League, speaking in Berlin at the outbreak of the German revolution.
Widows and mothers of service members killed in World War I were granted the right to vote in Belgium in 1919, and all women were allowed from 1948. The image shows former Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes.
Women were granted the right to vote in 2006 in the United Arab Emirates.
Women were granted the right to vote in Estonia in 1918, the year the state gained independence from the Russian Empire. Photographed is Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia.
Women were officially granted the right to vote in Mexico in 1947. Women were, however, permitted to vote in some local and state elections at an earlier date.
Women were granted the right to vote in Spain in 1931. The photo shows a woman voting that year.
Women were granted the right to vote in Finland in 1906. The photo shows a woman voting that year.
Women over 30 years of age could vote in the Republic of Ireland from 1918. In 1922, the Irish Free State gave equal voting rights to men and women. The image shows the first president of Ireland, Éamon De Valera, speaking to a crowd in Dublin.
Women were granted the right to vote in 1934 in Brazil. Photographed is a woman voting that same year.
Some women were granted the right to vote in 1907 in Norway, subject to particular conditions related to their partners’ property and income. These restrictions were removed in 1913. The photo shows the Norwegian royal family in 2016.
Women were granted the right to vote in China in 1949. This photo shows a woman voting at a much later year.
Women were granted the right to vote in 1931 in Portugal, under the condition that they had completed higher education or secondary school. This restriction was lifted in 1934, allowing all women to vote. The photo shows a nun casting her ballot in 1969.
Women were granted the right to vote in 1920 in the US. In the photo, some women are lining up to vote in New York for the first time it was allowed.
Women were granted the right to vote in Ecuador in 1929. Photographed is a woman voting in 2007 in Cangahua, Ecuador.
Women were granted the right to vote in Argentina in 1947. Photographed is Eva Peron, who was instrumental in securing voting rights for women, addressing a crowd.
Women were granted the right to vote in Denmark in 1915. Local authorities were allowed to vote from 1908.
Women over 30 years of age were granted the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918, subject to terms related to their property and income. In 1928, women in England, Wales and Scotland were granted the same rights to vote as men had.
Women who had male relatives serving in the military were granted the right to vote at a federal level in 1917. In 1918, most women were given the federal vote. From 1950, Aboriginal women were allowed to vote if they waived tax exemptions. In 1969, Quebec became the last province to extend franchise rights to all native Indians at the provincial level. Photographed is a group of female Red Cross officers from Canada in 1917.
Women were granted the right to vote in Colombia in 1954. Photographed is a woman carrying a child and putting her ballot in the box in 1962.
Women were granted the right to vote in Russia in 1918. Photographed is the first woman voting on the occasion of the election of members of the constituent assembly.
Women were granted the right to vote in Afghanistan in 1965. Pictured is a line made up of women waiting to vote.
Sources: (The Council on Foreign Relations) (United Nations)
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Women were granted the right to vote in Cameroon in 1946. Here's one doing so much, much later.
Women were granted the right to vote in Sweden by parliament in 1919, which was confirmed in 1921. The photo shows Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
Women were granted the right to vote in Ukraine in 1919. Here are a few exercising their right at a much later date.
Women were granted the right to vote in France in 1944. Pictured is a line of citizens waiting to vote, mostly made up of women.
Women were granted the right to vote in Luxembourg in 1919. The image shows the coat of arms of Luxembourg on the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City.
Women were granted the right to vote in Austria in 1918. The state was then known as German-Austria, an unofficial term for the areas of the empire inhabited by Austrian Germans.
Australian women were granted the right to vote in 1902. Aboriginal women, however, were only granted the right to vote in 1962. Photographed is Rosita Delores, one of two million women who voted in 1961.
In most countries in the world, women were only granted the right to vote around 100 years ago. In some nations, it has been a more recent phenomenon. And in some other countries, it is still complicated for women to vote, such as in Saudi Arabia.
If you’re wondering about when women were granted the right to vote in countries around the world, click through this gallery to find out.
When women were granted the right to vote around the world
Wyoming was the first territory, in 1869
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In most countries in the world, women were only granted the right to vote around 100 years ago. In some nations, it has been a more recent phenomenon. And in some other countries, it is still complicated for women to vote, such as in Saudi Arabia.
If you’re wondering about when women were granted the right to vote in countries around the world, click through this gallery to find out.