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
Women suffrage passed into law in Uruguay in 1932. However, a coup d'état in 1933 delayed women's possibility to enact their right: the opportunity to cast their vote would come only in March 27, 1938.
Links
Día de la Mujer: a 80 años del voto femenino. El País Uruguay (Español).
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