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The principle of Equality Expressed in Universal Suffrage

The case of Women

Since when do women exercise their right to vote?

Do women have the same capacity of men to decide on destinations of the country?

Objective:

Analyze the evolution of the concept ‘natural equality’, based on access to universal suffrage by different social groups (enslaved people, women, illiterates, people deprived of liberty, migrants, people with disabilities, minority and / or vulnerable groups, etc.).

Open Ended

1. Explain in your words what women's suffrage consists of.

Multiple Choice

2. Identify the correct answer. The contribution of the Convention on the Political Rights of Women was:

• a. The recognition of suffrage for women.

• b. The right to vote in conditions of equality and without discrimination.

• c. The ability to choose.

• d. The possibility of being elected.

Multiple Choice

The first country to recognize women's suffrage was:

• New Zeland

• Australia

• Uruguay

• Ecuador