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UPSC 2003: Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?
(a)Iceland
(b)India
(c)New Zealand
(d)USA
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New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections in 1893—well before the USA (1920), Iceland (1915 full suffrage by 1920) or India (1950). ([scribd.com](https://www.scribd.com/document/731911847/2003))
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