Worldwide Progress of Woman Suffrage

As the legend indicates, nations -- or within the U.S., states -- that are solid black have passed equal suffrage, that is, women had equal voting rights to men. In nations with horizontal lines, suffrage was equal for all elections except for Parliament. In nations and states marked with vertical lines, equal suffrage had been established for municipal (local) elections. More about the progress of woman suffrage worldwide: Woman Suffrage Timeline International