▁who ▁owned ▁property ▁gained ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁British ▁col ony ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁In ▁Australia , ▁women ▁progress ively ▁gained ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁( f eder ally ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ). ▁Most ▁major ▁Western ▁powers ▁extended ▁voting ▁rights ▁to ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁inter war ▁period , ▁including ▁Canada ▁( 1 9 1 7 ), ▁Britain ▁and ▁Germany ▁( 1 9 1 8 ), ▁Austria ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁( 1 9 1 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( 1 9 2 0 ). ▁Notable ▁exceptions ▁in ▁Europe ▁were ▁France , ▁where ▁women ▁could ▁not ▁vote ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Greece ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁and ▁Switzerland ▁( 1 9 7 1 ). ▁ ▁Les lie ▁H ume ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁changed ▁the ▁popular ▁m ood : ▁▁ ▁The ▁women ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁women ' s ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁inferior ity ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁maintain ▁that ▁women ▁were , ▁both ▁by ▁constitution ▁and ▁temper ament , ▁un fit ▁to ▁vote . ▁If ▁women ▁could ▁work ▁in ▁m un itions ▁fact ories , ▁it ▁seemed ▁both ▁un gr ateful ▁and ▁il log ical ▁to ▁den