sep 19, 1893 - New Zealand
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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 in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/womens-suffrage
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sep 19, 1893
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~ 132 years ago