An Introduction to Female Suffrage

Suffrage means the right to _______________.

• own a firearm
• vote in political elections
• practice your religion
• free speech

In what year were all South Africans given the right to vote?

• 1994

• 1930

• 2015

• 1948

Which Middle Eastern Countries did not allow women to vote until the 21st Century?

• Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Yemen

• Oman, Qatar, Dubai and Kuwait

• Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

• Oman, Yemen and Qatar

Saudi Arabia gave women the right to vote in 2011. True or False?

• False

• True

Which was the first country to allow women to vote?

• Australia

• UK

• USA

• New Zealand

In what year did New Zealand allow women to vote?

• 1863

• 1893

• 1873

• 1883

Which were the most common methods used to persuade governments to allow women to have the right to vote?

• Petitions

• Speeches

• Rallies

• Hunger Strikes

• All of the above

How many years did it take after the first Australian women were given the right to vote, for aboriginal men and women to also be given the right to vote?

• 4 years

• 20 years

• 80 years

• 60 years

Who was one of the famous female suffrage leaders in the UK?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Emmeline Pankhurst

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which world event boosted the support for female suffrage?

• WW1

• WW2

• Brexit