A look back at how women won the vote in France 80 years ago
Women in France were allowed to vote for a first time in municipal elections held on April 19, 1945, a watershed moment that had been years in the making. After World War I, while many democracies recognised women’s pivotal role in the conflict and gave them the right to vote, French women had to wait for a second World War to acquire the same rights despite protests from feminist activists that campaigned for equality between genders.
Women in France were allowed to vote for a first time in municipal elections held on April 19, 1945, a watershed moment that had been years in the making. After World War I, while many democracies recognised women’s pivotal role in the conflict and gave them the right to vote, French women had to wait for a second World War to acquire the same rights despite protests from feminist activists that campaigned for equality between genders.
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