write a report on the right to vote for women in the French society
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French women obtained the right to vote only on April 21, 1944!
The Provisional Government ofGeneral Charles de Gaulle, then based in Algiers, passed the order to reward the French women for their role during WWII.
The order established that "women are eligible voters and under the same terms as men".
It was definitively adopted in the French constitution on October 27, 1946 and states that “the law guarantees women equal rights to those of men in all spheres”.
It sounds a bit patronizing, but this allowed women to become fully emancipated, as until then they were dependent on their husbands.
As a result, many politicians became worried.
They indeed considered that this 'unknown electorate', which then represented 55% of the population, could drastically change the balance of power with their votes.
Despite this victory, many women didn't vote (yet)!
Those who did, however, were able to cast their first vote for the municipal elections of April 29, 1945.
The Provisional Government ofGeneral Charles de Gaulle, then based in Algiers, passed the order to reward the French women for their role during WWII.
The order established that "women are eligible voters and under the same terms as men".
It was definitively adopted in the French constitution on October 27, 1946 and states that “the law guarantees women equal rights to those of men in all spheres”.
It sounds a bit patronizing, but this allowed women to become fully emancipated, as until then they were dependent on their husbands.
As a result, many politicians became worried.
They indeed considered that this 'unknown electorate', which then represented 55% of the population, could drastically change the balance of power with their votes.
Despite this victory, many women didn't vote (yet)!
Those who did, however, were able to cast their first vote for the municipal elections of April 29, 1945.
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