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State & history

En quelle année les Françaises ont-elles obtenu le droit de vote par une ordonnance du gouvernement provisoire ?

Translation: In which year did French women gain the right to vote through an ordinance of the provisional government?

  • A 1848
  • B 1914
  • ✓ 1944 Your answer
  • D 1968

Correct!

L'ordonnance du 21 avril 1944 a donné le droit de vote et d'éligibilité aux femmes. Elles ont voté pour la première fois aux élections municipales d'avril 1945.

The ordinance of 21 April 1944 gave women the right to vote and to stand for election. They voted for the first time in the municipal elections of April 1945.

Source: Ordonnance du 21 avril 1944 ; vie-publique.fr

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