▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁and ▁American ▁women ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁with ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Am end ment ▁( the ▁V oting ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁secured ▁voting ▁rights ▁for ▁ra cial ▁minor ities ). ▁Irish ▁women ▁won ▁the ▁same ▁voting ▁rights ▁as ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁constitution , ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁British ▁women ▁won ▁suff rage ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁terms ▁as ▁men , ▁that ▁is , ▁for ▁ages ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁older . ▁The ▁suff rage ▁of ▁Turkish ▁women ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁for ▁local ▁elections ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁for ▁national ▁elections . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁French ▁women ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁suff rage ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁by ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle ' s ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 5 1 ▁for , ▁ 1 6 ▁against , ▁France ▁had ▁been ▁for ▁about ▁a ▁de cade ▁the ▁only ▁Western ▁country ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁at ▁least ▁allow ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁at ▁municipal ▁elections . ▁ ▁V oting ▁rights ▁for ▁women ▁were ▁introduced ▁into ▁international ▁law ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission , ▁whose ▁elected ▁chair ▁was ▁Ele an or ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁adopted ▁the ▁Universal ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights