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By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide to Women's History since 1999

Who Was the First Woman to Vote?

Sunday March 4, 2007
A question I'm asked often: who was the first woman to vote? The answer isn't as simple as it might seem. Here are some claimants for that honor: Who Was the First Woman to Vote? And for the first woman to vote after the 1920 amendment to the Constitution giving all women to vote? Here are claimants for that honor: First Woman to Vote Under the 19th Amendment

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June 21, 2006 at 5:27 am
(1) Melisende says:

1893 - New Zealand (federal)
1875 - New Zealand (municiple)
1884 - Australia (Victoria, state)
1903 - Australia (federal)

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