Timeline of Women’s Suffrage
What is the definition of suffrage?_______________________________________
On June 18, 1873, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote
in the 1872 Presidential election. Women had not received the right to
vote yet in the United States. Women received the right to vote at
different times in different countries all around the world. Women are
still not free to vote in every country. Match the countries on the left
with the year they granted women the right to vote. Fill in the number
beside the country’s name in the blank beside the year.
1
New Zealand
_____ 1915
2
Australia
_____ 1913
3
United States
_____ 1937
4
Great Britain
_____ 1944
5
Finland
_____ 1919
6
Norway
_____ 1946
7
Denmark
_____ 1893
8
Netherlands
_____ 1929
9
Germany
_____ 1917
10
France
_____ 1920
11
Belgium
_____ 1918
12
Switzerland
_____ 1932
13
Liechtenstein
_____ 1902
14
Ecuador
_____ 1960
15
Brazil
_____ 1906
16
Guatemala
_____ 1984
17
Philippines
_____ 1971
18
Nigeria
_____ 1945
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Timeline of Women’s Suffrage Answer Key
7 Denmark
6 Norway
17 Philippines
10 France
9 Germany
11 Belgium
1 New Zealand
14 Ecuador
8 Netherlands
3 United States
4 Great Britain
15 Brazil
2 Australia
18 Nigeria
5 Finland
13 Liechtenstein
12 Switzerland
16 Guatemala
1915
1913
1937
1944
1919
1946
1893
1929
1917
1920
1918
1932
1902
1960
1906
1984
1971
1945
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