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
Worldwide Progress of Woman Suffrage
World Woman Suffrage Map 1908
By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide
In 1908, Harper's Magazine published an article on votes for women, as Norway and Finland were added to the nations which had passed equal suffrage laws.
Map showing progress of states and nations with woman suffrage, published in 1908 in honor of the addition of Norway (1907) and Finland (1906).
Courtesy Library of Congress. Original published in Harper's Magazine, April 25, 1908About Woman Suffrage
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