For those who may not know, New Zealand was the first country in modern history to grant suffrage for women. However, Britain also deserves a little bit of credit for letting the suffrage bill go through. Although New Zealand had been a self-governing country since 1852, it could still have any bill or law nullified by the British Governor-General if they refused to give their Royal Assent.
In this case, the Governor-General Lord Glasgow consented to allowing the bill, officially named Electoral Act 1893, to proceed. While women in New Zealand could celebrate, however, women in Britain would not be granted universal suffrage until 1928, some 35 years later.
crimsonbub
holy cow I didn’t know they could do that! (as in, New Zealand put through something that massively contradicted voting regulations in the UK)
RedheadPeregrine
Cool picture!
Women’s suffrage is such an interesting topic, that often involves unexpected or strange turns of events. For example, I’ve always thought it fascinating that women in the Netherlands were able to be elected two years before they were allowed to vote themselves.
acripaul
Not to be pedantic but women with property were given the vote in the Isle of Man in 1881.
![Women in Auckland lining up to vote for the first time in history, with women's suffrage having been legalized in New Zealand, 1893. [640 x 458]](https://i.redd.it/8i5ph3rxd3y41.jpg)
GreatAmericanbaiter
For those who may not know, New Zealand was the first country in modern history to grant suffrage for women. However, Britain also deserves a little bit of credit for letting the suffrage bill go through. Although New Zealand had been a self-governing country since 1852, it could still have any bill or law nullified by the British Governor-General if they refused to give their Royal Assent.
In this case, the Governor-General Lord Glasgow consented to allowing the bill, officially named Electoral Act 1893, to proceed. While women in New Zealand could celebrate, however, women in Britain would not be granted universal suffrage until 1928, some 35 years later.
crimsonbub
holy cow I didn’t know they could do that! (as in, New Zealand put through something that massively contradicted voting regulations in the UK)
RedheadPeregrine
Cool picture!
Women’s suffrage is such an interesting topic, that often involves unexpected or strange turns of events. For example, I’ve always thought it fascinating that women in the Netherlands were able to be elected two years before they were allowed to vote themselves.
acripaul
Not to be pedantic but women with property were given the vote in the Isle of Man in 1881.
http://www.tynwald.org.im/education/women/Pages/VotesForWomen.aspx
Hefty_Beat
Hopefully there was some female candidates?
Realworld
TIL: my grandmother could vote before she married and moved to U.S. in 1906.
State-level right to vote was passed in California in 1911. Federal right to vote in U.S. was passed in 1920.