Womens suffrage occured  in the 1800s. It was when the women had unfair rights compared to the men. For example they were not allowed to vote. Women would protest and fight for their rights for years. The suffrage ended in 1848 when a group of abolitionist activists–mostly women, but some men–gathered in Seneca Falls, New York to discuss the problem of women's rights.

Near the end of the war, Canada, Russia, Germany, and Poland also recognized women's right to vote. British women over 30 had the vote in 1918, Dutch women in 1919, and American women won the vote on 26 August 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment.