▁women ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁colonial ▁parliament ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Australia ▁feder ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁with ▁women ▁voting ▁and ▁standing ▁for ▁office ▁in ▁some ▁states . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Federal ▁Parliament ▁extended ▁voting ▁rights ▁to ▁all ▁adult ▁women ▁for ▁Federal ▁elections ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Ab original ▁women ▁in ▁some ▁states ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁European ▁country ▁to ▁introduce ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁was ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁among ▁re forms ▁passed ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁u pr ising . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁parliament ary ▁elections , ▁Finland ' s ▁vot ers ▁elected ▁ 1 9 ▁women ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁representative ▁parliament ; ▁they ▁took ▁their ▁seats ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁women ▁in ▁Norway   ( 1 9 1 3 ) ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote , ▁as ▁did ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁remaining ▁Australian ▁states . ▁Den mark ▁granted ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Canada , ▁Russia , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁Poland ▁also ▁recognized ▁women ' s ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁The ▁Represent ation ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁saw ▁British ▁women ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁gain ▁the ▁vote . ▁Dutch ▁women ▁won ▁the ▁vote