The first country to give women the right to vote was New Zealand. In 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote.
Friesland was the first country to grant female landowners the right to vote. However, the first self-governing colony to grant all women over 21 the right to vote would be New Zealand.
The first country to grant women the right to vote in national elections was New Zealand. Women in New Zealand gained this right in 1893 with the passing of the Electoral Act of 1893. This milestone made New Zealand the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.