jan 1, 1893 - *NZ grants national women's suffrage

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New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant national women's suffrage - to both white and Māori women. For context, property-owning British white men 21+ without a serious criminal history were given the right to vote in 1852 - 41 years earlier.

https://www.women.govt.nz/about-us/history-womens-suffrage-aotearoa-new-zealand#:~:text=On%2019%20September%201893%2C%20Governor,men%20could%20stand%20for%20these.

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