Timeline of women's suffrage
Hello little one, today we are going to talk about the timeline of women's suffrage, which means when women were given the right to vote in different countries.
Let's go back a long time ago, in the 1700s and 1800s, women couldn't vote anywhere in the world. They were not allowed to go to school either or work in most jobs. They were judged as less important than men.
In the 1800s, some women started to stand up for their rights. They wanted to have the same opportunities and rights as men. They began to demand the right to vote, which we call suffrage.
The United States was one of the first countries to give women the right to vote. It happened in 1920. Before that, women couldn't vote, even though they were allowed to work and go to school.
In Canada, women got the right to vote in 1918. In some other countries, like New Zealand, women could vote as early as 1893. In Switzerland, they had to wait until 1971.
Women in the United Kingdom fought hard for the right to vote, too. It took a long time, but it finally happened in 1918. Women over the age of 30 who owned property or were married to men who owned property were the first to get the vote. It wasn't until 1928 that all women over the age of 21 were allowed to vote.
Different countries had different ways of giving women the right to vote. In some places, it happened all at once, and in others, it took many years of hard work and dedication from women's rights activists.
So, that's the timeline of women's suffrage, little one. Women had to fight hard for their rights to be recognized, but slowly, they succeeded in making the world a fairer and more equal place for everyone.
Let's go back a long time ago, in the 1700s and 1800s, women couldn't vote anywhere in the world. They were not allowed to go to school either or work in most jobs. They were judged as less important than men.
In the 1800s, some women started to stand up for their rights. They wanted to have the same opportunities and rights as men. They began to demand the right to vote, which we call suffrage.
The United States was one of the first countries to give women the right to vote. It happened in 1920. Before that, women couldn't vote, even though they were allowed to work and go to school.
In Canada, women got the right to vote in 1918. In some other countries, like New Zealand, women could vote as early as 1893. In Switzerland, they had to wait until 1971.
Women in the United Kingdom fought hard for the right to vote, too. It took a long time, but it finally happened in 1918. Women over the age of 30 who owned property or were married to men who owned property were the first to get the vote. It wasn't until 1928 that all women over the age of 21 were allowed to vote.
Different countries had different ways of giving women the right to vote. In some places, it happened all at once, and in others, it took many years of hard work and dedication from women's rights activists.
So, that's the timeline of women's suffrage, little one. Women had to fight hard for their rights to be recognized, but slowly, they succeeded in making the world a fairer and more equal place for everyone.
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