Biographies on a timeline

Key dates

  • 1848 Seneca Falls: first women's rights convention in the US
  • 1893 New Zealand: first nationwide women's suffrage
  • 1906 Finland: women can vote and stand for election
  • 1918 Women's suffrage in Germany
  • 1920 US: women's suffrage in the 19th Amendment
  • 1971 Switzerland: women's suffrage at federal level

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