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> Only New Zealand in the 19th century. In New Zealand women could vote, but not run. Only in 1919 were women eligible to be elected to the House of Representa
by sampo 5y ago
> Only New Zealand in the 19th century.
In New Zealand women could vote, but not run. Only in 1919 were women eligible to be elected to the House of Representatives. And only in 1941 were women eligible to be appointed to the Upper House.
- eatonphil 5y agoSuffrage and ability to run are different I think but yeah point taken.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoHeck it took until the 1990's for women to be US Senators (but for an exception or two). Curiously a US woman was a representative before women had gained the vote. So kind of topsy-turvy there.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Curiously a US woman was a representative before women had gained the vote. Before women had gained a nationally guaranteed equal right to vote; women had the vote in many states (sometimes on an unequal basis) prior to that point.