Women's suffrage in Uruguay
Women's suffrage in Uruguay was practically established between 1917 and 1938.
Constitution of Uruguay of 1917, and declared as law in a decree of 1932. The first national election in which women voted was the 1938 Uruguayan general election.[1]
History
International Women's Suffrage Alliance, to push for women's suffrage.[2]
A 16 December 1932 decree declared women's eligibility to vote in the national elections scheduled for 1934. Though
1933 coup resulted in those elections not being held, the new 1934 constitution reaffirmed that "national citizens are all men and women born within the nation [...] every citizen is as such a voter and entitled to hold office".[1] The first national election in which women participated was the 1938 Uruguayan general election
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87451-558-9.
- ISBN 978-0-8263-3468-8.