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Compiling a history of women obtaining the right to vote - by country:
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Australia
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On 12 June 1902, the federal parliament passed
legislation that finally gave most Australian women the right to vote
in federal elections.
The work that led to this stretched over more than 20 years.
But there were Indigenous women who were left out. They did not get the
vote until 1962 - a mere 40 years ago.
2002 marks the centenary and the 40 year anniversary for Indigenous women
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Canada
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"...The
right of women to vote was obtained after 50 years of struggle. The first
women's suffrage organization in Canada was the Toronto's Women's Literary
League which was formed around 1886. Women's legal right to vote was obtained
at both the provincial and federal level over a nine year period (1916-1925)
with the exception of the Province of Quebec where the right to vote in
provincial elections was not obtained until 1940..."
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New
Zealand
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19 Sept. 1893
"...New Zealand women were given the
right to vote in parliamentary elections in September, 1893. Although
women had voted in Wyoming since 1869 and in Utah since 1870, New Zealand
was the first nation state in the world to allow women to vote..."
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United
States
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The women's rights movement began in Seneca Falls, New York, 150 years
ago in July 1847, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott called
for a convention "to discuss the social, civil and religious condition
and rights of woman." In effect, Seneca Falls would become the genesis
for the women's rights movement.
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Organizations that encourage, and assist in, your exercising your right
to vote
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League
of Women Voters (U.S.)
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The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages
the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works
to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences
public policy through education and advocacy.
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DemocracyNet
(U.S.)
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DemocracyNet
- DNet - is your premier public interest site for election information.
Enter your zip code to find out who's running for offices on your ballot
and where the candidates stand on issues you care about.
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Vote.com
(U.S.)
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Vote.com
is a fully interactive web site designed to give Internet users a voice
on important public issues and other topics.
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Center
for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics
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"...Our
goals are:
* to create a critical mass of competent, committed and effective women
politicians in elective and appointed positions in government,
* to develop a responsible female citizenry, and
* to influence female politicians and electorate to work together to transform
politics and governance for the common good..."
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Inter-Parilamentary
Union (Int'l)
Democracy through Partnership between Men and Women |
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ARTICLE 1
1. The Inter-Parliamentary Union is the international organisation of
the Parliaments of sovereign States.
2. As the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue since 1889,
the Inter-Parliamentary Union shall work for peace and co-operation among
peoples and for the firm establishment of representative institutions..."
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Australian
Electoral Commission
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"...The
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is responsible for providing the
Australian people with an independent electoral service which meets their
needs and encourages them to understand and participate in the electoral
process..."
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