Wyoming was the first US state to allow women to vote and run in 1869, followed by Utah in 1870. New Jersey briefly allowed women to vote from 1790-1807. New Zealand allowed women to vote in 1893 and run in 1919. Finland was the first country to grant full suffrage in 1906. Saudi Arabia and Vatican City still do not allow suffrage.
Well, it was a territory at the time, but in 1869, Wyoming became the first state in the United States to not only allow women to vote, but also to run, followed shortly by Utah in 1870. The territories became states in 1890, and in 1896, respectively. In 1920, the entire United States embraced women’s suffrage when President Woodrow Wilson passed the 19th amendment to the US Constitution.
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New Jersey can actually be considered the first state in the United States to allow women to vote. From 1790 to 1807, women who met the proper property requirements were eligible to vote. This was reversed in 1807, however.
New Zealand was the first country to allow women to vote in 1893, but women were not allowed to run until 1919.
The first country to grant full suffrage was Finland in 1906.
Places that still don’t embrace suffrage include Saudi Arabia and Vatican City, but to be fair, most men can’t even vote in Vatican City.
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