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WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
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Women's Suffrage in other Countries

The suffrage movement has now become world-wide. The International Women's Suffrage Alliance, which meets quadrennially, includes societies in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bohemia, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Cape Colony, Natal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States.

Women's suffrage was granted in—

Wyoming, U.S.A. in 1869
Colorado, U.S.A.  „ 1893
New Zealand  „ 1893
South Australia  „ 1893
Utah, U.S.A.  „ 1895
Idaho, U.S.A.  „ 1896
W. Australia  „ 1899
The Commonwealth of Australia   „ 1902
New South Wales  „ 1902
Tasmania  „ 1903
Queensland  „ 1905
Finland  „ 1907
Norway  „ 1908
Victoria  „ 1909
Washington, U.S.A.  „ 1910
California, U.S.A.  „ 1911

It will be noticed that all the Australian States have now granted women's suffrage. That they have done so proves that they realised its beneficial effects, where they could actually see it in working as State after State came into line.