Women’s Day Spain
Women’s Right to Vote in Spain
October 1, (1931)
Number of female heads of state to date: 0
Commemorating 90 years of women’s suffrage
Sep 28, 20201 – The lawyer and writer Clara Campoamor, a parliamentarian from 1931 to 1933, stood up for women’s right to vote as an essential conquest for building a fairer and more equal society. The parliamentary debate where Campoamor defended women’s suffrage practically single-handed concluded with a historic vote on 1 October 1931, gaining approval with 161 votes in favour, 121 against and 188 abstentions.
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