Women's Suffrage at a Vote Booth in 1915 Poster

Women at a booth implore passers-by to vote yes on women's suffrage at a vote to be held on October 19, New Jersey, 1915. They are holding signs and wearing sashes reading 'votes for women.' Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or marital status. The movement's modern origins are attributed to 18th century France. In 1906, Finland was the first nation in the world to give full suffrage (the right to vote and to run for office) to all citizens, including women. New Zealand was the first country in the world to grant all citizens the right to vote, in 1893, but women did not get the right to run for the New Zealand legislature until 1939. Women's suffrage has been granted at various times in various countries throughout the world, and in many countries it was granted before universal suffrage. Women’s suffrage is explicitly stated as a right under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, adopted by the United Nations in 1979. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) http://www.answers.com/topic/suffragists suffragettes suffrage "women's suffrage" woman women "women's rights" "national woman's party" womans womens "vintage women" "vintage woman" "ninteenth amendment" "19th amendment" "right to vote" "women's right to vote" "voting rights" suffragists poster print picture photo pic photograph "women's vote" "suffrage vote"