enfranchisement of women
1Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom — Women were not formally prohibited from voting until the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act. Both before and after 1832 establishing women s suffrage on some level was a political topic, although it would not be until 1872… …
2Women's suffrage in New Zealand — was an important political issue at the turn of the 19th century. Among self governing polities still extant today, New Zealand was early in modern times to give women the vote in sub national elections. [ Before the 18th century the franchise in …
3Women in Singapore politics — Women in Singapore traditionally played a small role in the politics of Singapore and Singapore s public life. Nonetheless in recent years, there is an increasing women representation in public life as more women have started running for… …
4Women's suffrage — U.S. women suffragists demonstrating for the right to vote, February 1913 Women s suffrage or woman suffrage[1] is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed… …
5Women's Social and Political Union — The Women s Social and Political Union (WSPU) was the leading militant organisation campaigning for Women s suffrage in the United Kingdom. It was the first group whose members were known as suffragettes .Formation The WSPU was founded at the… …
6National Women's Rights Convention — The National Women s Rights Convention was an annual series of meetings that increased the visibility of the early women s rights movement in the United States. First held in 1850 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the National Women s Rights… …
7Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association — The Conservative and Unionist Women s Franchise Association (CUWFA) was a British women s suffrage organisation open to members of the Conservative and Unionist Party.[1] Formed in 1908 by members of the National Union of Women s Suffrage… …
8Legal rights of women in history — The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments . [cite web |url= http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/seneca.html |title= Declaration of… …
9International Women's Day — ▪ holiday day (March 8) honouring the achievements of women and promoting women s rights. A national holiday in numerous countries, it has been sponsored by the United Nations (UN) since 1975. International Women s Day (IWD) grew out of efforts …
10woman suffrage — woman suffrage, adj. woman suffragist, n. the right of women to vote; female suffrage. [1840 50] * * * Right of women by law to vote in national and local elections. Women s voting rights became an issue in the 19th century, especially in Britain …
