Timeline of women's suffrage liberty between 1718 and 1772. The Australian Commonwealth Franchise Act of 1902 enabled women to vote at federal elections and also permitted women to stand for election to the Australian Parliament, making the newly-federated country of Australia the first in the modern world to do so. In 1906, the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, which became the republic of Finland, was the second country in the world to implement both the right to vote and the right to run for office. Finland was also the first country in Europe to give women the right to vote. The world's first female
Associated Country Women of the World in rural communities, ACWW aims to improve the standard of living for all women and their families in the following areas: ACWW also advocates for rural women and their families through its links with the UN. In addition to its special consultative status with UNESCO, ACWW is a member of the following UN groups: ACWW is a founding organization of the Alliance for Health Promotion and a member of the NGO Group on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Associated Country Women of the World The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization