Women Suffrage

Since ancient times, men have always been seen as a higher ranking being compared to women. The struggle to achieve equal rights for women is often thought to have begun, in the English-speaking world, with the publication of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792).

During the 19th century, as male suffrage was gradually extended in many countries, women became increasingly active in the quest for their own suffrage. However, it was not until 1893, in New Zealand, did women achieve suffrage on the national level. Australia followed in 1902, but American, British, and Canadian women did not win the same rights until the end of World War I.

This shows the turning point for women to stand on equal footing with men.