Question

Which nation was the first to give women the right to vote?
USA
New Zealand
Sweden
UK

Answer 1

Answer : New Zealand.

Extra Information :-

• "New Zealand" was the first Nation to give women the right to vote in 1893.

• In the year 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to give women the right to vote in Parliamentary Elections.

• David Boyle, seventh Earl of Glasgow was a British naval commander and colonial governor.

• He served as governor of New Zealand from 1892 to 1897. He signed a new Electoral Act on September 19 in 1893. As a result of this, New Zealand became the first nation to grant women the right to vote in Elections.

Answer 2

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New Zealand was the first to give women the right to vote.

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Additional Information :-

>> In the 19th century, women had no say in the state of affairs. They could not stand as candidates for elections nor could they vote.

>> It was implied that only the men should have a say in the political affairs.

>> The only duty of the women was to look after the house.

>> During Industrial Revolution, many women started working in factories or farms.

>> There, they got a chance to

meet other women and talk about political and social issues.

>> By the end of the 19th century, the right to vote became synonymous with women's struggle for equality.

>> A movement was started to get

voting rights for women.

>> The Suffragette was the name given by the newspaper, The Daily Mail to the women involved with the movement.

>> The movement got significant support.

>> Women won the right to vote in -

• New Zealand (1893)
• Australia (1902)
• Finland (1906)
• Norway (1913)

>> It was thought that it would not be long when the women around the world would be able to vote.

>> However, the movement slowed down during the First World War.

>> Many of their activities were shelved. However after the end of the World War, women in many countries gained equal voting rights.

>> For instance:

• Soviet Russia (1917)
• Canada,Germany, Austria, and Poland (1918)
• Czechoslovakia (1919)
• the United States, and Hungary (1920)
• Great Britain (1918)