The first country in the world to grant women the right to vote (in 1893) was:
The first country in the world to grant women the right to vote (in 1893) was:
(A) Great Britain
(B) Greece
(C) New Zealand
(D) America
New Zealand became the first self-governing country to give women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. This occurred when the Electoral Act was passed on September 19, 1893. Following a phenomenal petition campaign launched by women’s suffrage leaders Kate Sheppard and others, women voted for the first time in the November 1893 election.