How did women organize themselves to seek political equality and how far did they succeed?

Women organized themselves to seek political equality-

• They formed their own political associations.

• They founded newspapers and took part in political meetings and demonstrations.

• However, they still did not have the right to vote.

• They couldn’t enter in the Frankfurt parliament as representatives.

• They only had a right to attend the parliament as observers.

They succeeded –

• European countries like France and Spain women had to struggle a lot to gained suffrage.

• In 1880s French women could elect and be elected in local educational and welfare councils.

• After World War II they got the voting rights.

• Norway with strong movement gained political equality in 1830.

• Spain got the right to vote in 1931.

• In some countries women’s organization, allied to radicals political parties made possible legal reforms like- Married Women property act 1882 in England.

In 1880s French women could elect and be elected in local educational and welfare councils.