Monday, November 10, 2008

when women got the right to vote


Well recently we have just watch the most historical presidential debates in history. We just elected the first African-American man. Without the votes of blacks,youth and of course women we probably would not have had such a unanimous vote. As we all should know not every group of people were allowed to vote,each group got their right to vote in different times. Women all across the globe were not fully allowed to vote until the 19th amendment, but it took some countries and states longer to catch on to women's rights, according to this website i found called women's suffrage: when did women vote these places all got rights in different years. Here are a list of years where places got there right to vote


California women got the right to vote in 1911

Washington State women got the right to vote in 1910

New York women got the right to vote in 1917

Michigan women got the right to vote in 1918.
Tennessee becomes the 36th state to accept the 19th Amendment in 1920 and which made their vote part of the Constitution.

New Jersey gives the right to vote for women owning more than $250 in 1776. Later the state reconsidered and women were no longer allowed to vote.

Brazil women was allowed to vote in 1934

Dominican Rep. of Congo gave women the right to vote in 1963.

Australian women gained some voting rights in 1901 and 1902

New Zealand was the first country to grant equal voting rights to women in 1893.

China women were given the right to vote in 1949.

and Spain gave women the right to vote in 1931.


Even though it took that long us women have came a long way. We almost had a women president or vice-president. In a article called U.S. women in politics score gains despite White House losses it said that in the nations popular vote, women gave Obama a dominant verge, with a 56 percent to 43 percent while men were about even. So i think women are really taking advantage of their rights that they didn't have before which is good.




1 comment:

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