Portugal: Carolina Beatriz Ângelo becomes the first woman to vote

France

Moldova

Monaco

Spain: women allowed to vote

Canada: Indigenous women and men get the federal vote

United States of America: the 19th amendment passed
Bangladesh: a new constitution is adopted granting women right to vote

India: constitution comes into effect and consolidates women's right to vote

Japan: post-war constitution comes into effect and establishes universal suffrage

Kyrgyzstan: women allowed to vote after Soviet occupation

Philippines: women's suffrage is granted after a special plebiscite

Namibia: the country holds its first election, supervised by the UN

Angola: the country becomes independent from Portugal

Niger

Rwanda

South Africa

Saudi Arabia: first election that allows women to vote

Afghanistan: women allowed to vote by the most recent constitution

Afghanistan: the country becomes independent and women are allowed to vote

Afghanistan: new constitution allows women to vote and run for office

Kuwait: voting is first introduced in the country and women have the right to vote

Egypt: new constitution affirms gender equality in electoral rights

Turkey: women allowed to stand for election and vote in national elections

Dominican Republic

El Salvador: women allowed to stand for election

Saint Lucia

Ecuador: new constitution passes the law for women suffrage

Paraguay: women are given the same political rights as men

Venezuela: new constitution grants women suffrage

Nauru

New Zealand: women allowed to vote

New Zealand: women allowed to stand for election

Samoa

Tuvalu: women allowed to vote

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