On 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant all women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
US and UK did not allow this until after the first world war!
Something to think about... 
WOW! What neat things to get to see!
ReplyDeletesee you should have been from NZ!
ReplyDeleteOn 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant all women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
US and UK did not allow this until after the first world war!