When did women gain the right to vote? 1893: New Zealand 1906: Finland 1913: Norway, Denmark 1918: Great Britain, Germany, Austria, USSR, Sweden 1920: USA 1931: Spain 1944/45: France, Italy 1971: Switzerland 1984: Liechtenstein In Britain the law-abiding National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies had 300,000 members in 1912, and the “militant” Women’s Social and Political Union, 50,000
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When did women gain the right to vote?
1893: New Zealand
1906: Finland
1913: Norway, Denmark
1918: Great Britain, Germany, Austria, USSR, Sweden
1920: USA
1931: Spain
1944/45: France, Italy
1971: Switzerland
1984: Liechtenstein
In Britain the law-abiding National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies had 300,000 members in 1912, and the “militant” Women’s Social and Political Union, 50,000
British suffragist poster, ca. 1906
A WSPU rally, ca. 1908
WSPU activists arrested in 1906 for marching on Parliament