10 Interesting Fact About The history and impact of the Women's Suffrage Movement

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• Women's voting rights movements began in the 19th century in the United States and Britain.
• The female voting movement was first organized by a quaker group in the United States in 1848.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony are two famous figures in the female voting rights movement in the United States.
• In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to give universal voting rights to women.
• In 1920, the 19th amendment to the United States constitution was passed, giving voting rights to US women.
• Women's voting rights movements also fight for other rights, such as the right to education and equal work.
• Many women involved in the voting rights movement are also involved in the Civil Rights and Peace Movement.
• Women's voting rights movements have a major impact on women's rights and encourage significant social and political changes.
• Some countries still have not given universal voting rights to women, including Saudi Arabia who just gave voting rights to women in 2015.
• World Women's Human Rights Day is commemorated every March 8 to commemorate the struggle and achievement of the female voting rights movement.