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1918
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Women in the UK given the right to vote

For the first time, women are granted the equal right to vote; though only if they're over the age of 30. Ten years later, a final Act passes that lets women over the age of 21 vote, in line with the age requirements for men. Women in New Zealand has won the right to vote 25 years earlier, making them the first country in the world to do so.

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Suffragettes in prison clothing after their release, 1908
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