1 8 7 2 , ▁the ▁same ▁reform ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁cities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁implement ▁full ▁universal ▁suff rage , ▁as ▁women ▁could ▁also ▁stand ▁as ▁candidates . ▁It ▁also ▁elected ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁female ▁members ▁of ▁parliament ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁France ▁The ▁ 2 1   A pril   1 9 4 4 ▁ordin ance ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Committee ▁of ▁National ▁Liber ation , ▁confirmed ▁in ▁October   1 9 4 4 ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁prov is ional ▁government , ▁extended ▁the ▁suff rage ▁to ▁French ▁women . ▁The ▁first ▁elections ▁with ▁female ▁participation ▁were ▁the ▁municipal ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 9   A pril   1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 1   Oct ober   1 9 4 5 . ▁" Ind igen ous ▁Muslim " ▁women ▁in ▁French ▁Al ger ia ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Col onial ▁Al ger ia , ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁a ▁ 3   J uly   1 9 5 8 ▁dec ree . ▁Although ▁several ▁countries ▁had ▁started ▁extending ▁suff rage ▁to ▁women ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁France ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁countries ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁Europe . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Code ▁decl ares ▁the ▁legal ▁and ▁political ▁in cap acity ▁of ▁women , ▁which ▁blocked ▁attempts ▁to ▁give ▁women ▁political ▁rights . ▁ ▁First ▁femin