https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20 en-us 2022-04-27 14:06:21 UTC 2022-04-27 14:56:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160507408 Women in Greece campaigned for universal suffrage as early as the late 1800’s but Greece didn’t grant full rights until 1952. Before, women who were educated and over 30 could vote in local elections, but not a national level]]> 2022-04-27 14:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160507408 stella_mcvicker https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160510433 Women in South Africa earned the vote in 1930. However their women sufferage began in 1899! Although the voting was limited to just white people until limited sufferage was offered to other non-Black racial groups in the 1950s. Thankfully, Black citizens finally earned the vote in the 1990s.]]> 2022-04-27 14:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160510433 heidi_clearwater https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160511856 Italy granted women the right to vote in location elections in 1924. Although they did not win right to full suffrage until 1945. Italy elected the first female secretary of the state and by 1961 women judges and diploments were allowed.]]> 2022-04-27 14:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160511856 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160512141 Icelands first political women’s group was formed in 1894. Although it took years for women to get the vote for national elections. They got the right to vote for National elections in 1915 but it had a age limit of 40 and over. The age restriction wasn’t removed until 1920]]> 2022-04-27 14:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160512141 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160513538 The movement started when India was a British colony, universal suffrage came when India gained independence in 1947, and when the Indian constitution was enacted in 1950.]]> 2022-04-27 14:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160513538 madeline_moore https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160516032 Women were granted the vote in 1957 after the country gained political independence from the Britain regime. Activists had been fighting for women’s emancipation since the 1920s.]]> 2022-04-27 14:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160516032 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160519157 Women in Mexico were able to start in municipal elections in 1947, but the right to vote in national elections only came in 1953]]> 2022-04-27 14:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160519157 stella_mcvicker https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160522234 Women in Spain earned the right to vote in 1931 but weren’t able to exercise those rights until the rights until the 1933 election. The fight for women’s sufferage was mainly led by the activist Clara Campoamor, along with the Spanish Social Party. They worked to improve the lives of women and campaign end for their right to vote. Thankfully, after the revolution of 1931 and the rise of Spain’s Second Republic, woman gained the rights. ]]> 2022-04-27 14:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160522234 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160522746 The right for women’s suffrage in Canada was fourth for decades across the country. In 1917 women gained the right to vote, however, this did not include indigenous Canadians, both male and female. They did not gain the right to vote until 1960.]]> 2022-04-27 14:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160522746 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160523217 Morocco granted women the right to vote in 1963. As of 2020, 21% of parliamentary seats in Morocco were held by women.]]> 2022-04-27 14:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160523217 heidi_clearwater https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160523522 Until 1922 women in Japan could not vote. They were not allowed to attend political advents or voice their opinions. They were granted full suffrage in 1945. More than 13 million women voted in 1946 the first general election after World War II. Since then women have become more prominent in politics although they still represent although they still represent a quarter of the governments seats ]]> 2022-04-27 14:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160523522 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160524964 Colombian dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla granted women the right to vote in 1954, despite opposition form the Catholic Church. colombia has since gone on to elect women for various government offices, but they are still un represented as a whole]]> 2022-04-27 14:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160524964 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160528225 Honduras was the last Latin American country to allow woman to vote, granting sufferage in 1955. Women had been fighting for equal rights since the 1920’s when the women’s cultural society was established and began to campaign for economic and political rights]]> 2022-04-27 14:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160528225 stella_mcvicker https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160530057 Women in Brazil gained their right to vote in 1932, however they were petitioning for equal rights since the late 1800s. Although they didn’t even gain momentum until the early 1900s, when the activist Bertha Lutz wrote an article for a Brazilian newspaper that called on women to demand the right to vote. ]]> 2022-04-27 14:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160530057 madeline_moore https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160532246 Women in Zimbabwe were granted the vote in 1957. The campaign for Women’s rights in Zimbabwe was originally initiated by white women, and before 1957, only men and European women were allowed to vote. After 1957, black women were included but women didn’t gain the right to stand in office until 1978. ]]> 2022-04-27 14:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160532246 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160532341 The Russian League for Women’s Equality, which started in 1907. 40,000 women were marching though the streets of St. Petersburg for Russia to concede on the right to vote. This March took place after Prince Georgy Lvov took over in 1917]]> 2022-04-27 14:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160532341 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160532383 Women over 30 were given the right to vote after one of the largest Demonstrations with over 250,000 attendees accrued. The people involved in this demonstration showed their frustration with the system by smashing windows and tying themselves to nearby railings. ]]> 2022-04-27 14:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160532383 heidi_clearwater https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160534542 Argentina’s Congress granted women the right to vote 1947. The presidents wife who had been a big part of the campaign for women’s suffrage established the Peronist Women’s party in 1952. Although women could not exercise their newfound rights until the general election in 1951 when 3 million women turned in a vote. ]]> 2022-04-27 14:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160534542 stella_mcvicker https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160534756 Women in Turkey gained the right to vote 1930 in local elections. Suffrage on a national level didn’t come until 1934, however, since legislation was entact, woman were granted full political rights. This made women engage and be more active in politics, leading to the first female government minister in 1971 and the first female prime minister in 1993]]> 2022-04-27 14:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160534756 https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160538948 Women in Libya were given the right to vote in 1964. After the 1969 military coup of Moammar Gadhafi, women were encouraged to become more involved in politics. As of 2020, just 16% of political seats in Libya were held by women.]]> 2022-04-27 14:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pandapandaplus/x0kj59ewwdyhrp20/wish/2160538948