Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?
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- AIceland
- BIndia
- CNew ZealandCorrect
- DUSA
Explanation
New Zealand is the correct answer because it was the first self governing country in the world to grant all women the right to vote in parliamentary elections in 1893. In comparison, Iceland granted women the right to vote in 1915, the USA in 1920 with the 19th Amendment, and India in 1950 upon the adoption of its Constitution, though universal suffrage was a principle established during the independence movement in 1947. Therefore, New Zealand was the pioneer among the given options.
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