When did various nations give all women the right to vote? Many gave it in steps — some locales gave the vote for local elections first, or some racial or ethnic groups were excluded until later. Often, the right to stand for election and the right to vote were given at separate times. "Full suffrage" means that all groups of women were included, and could both vote and run for any office.

1850-1879

1851: Prussian law forbids women from joining political parties or attending meetings where politics is discussed.

1869: Britain grants unmarried women who are householders the right to vote in local elections. (more)

1862/3: Some Swedish women gain voting rights in local elections. (more) 1880-1899

1881: Some Scottish women get the right to vote in local elections. (more)

1893: New Zealand grants equal voting rights to women. (more)

1894: The United Kingdom expands women’s voting rights to married women in local but not national elections. (more)

1895: South Australian women gain voting rights. (more) (more more)

1899: Western Australian women granted voting rights. (more) 1900-1909

1901: Women in Australia get the vote, with some restrictions. (more)

1902: Women in New South Wales get the vote. (more)

1902: Australia grants more voting rights to women. (more)

1906: Finland adopts woman suffrage.

1907: Women in Norway are permitted to stand for election. (more)

1908: Women in Denmark some women granted local voting rights. (more)

1908: Victoria, Australia, grants women voting rights. (more)

1909: Sweden grants vote in municipal elections to all women. (more) 1910-1919

1913: Norway adopts full woman suffrage. (more) (more)

1915: Women get the vote in Denmark and Iceland. (more) (more) (more)

1916: Canadian women in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan get the vote. (more) (more)

1917: When the Russian Czar is toppled, the Provisional Government grants universal suffrage with equality for women; later the new Soviet Russian constitution includes full suffrage to women. (more)

1917: Women in the Netherlands are granted the right to stand for election.

1918: The United Kingdom gives a full vote to women of age 30 and older and men age 21 and older.

1918: Canada gives women the vote in most provinces by federal law. Quebec is not included. (more)

1918: Germany grants women the vote. (more)

1918: Austria adopts woman suffrage. (more)

1918: Women given full suffrage in Latvia, Poland, Estonia, and Latvia. (more)

1918: Russian Federation gives women the right to vote. (more)

1918: Women granted limited voting rights in Ireland. (more)

1919: Netherlands gives women the vote. (more)

1919: Woman suffrage is granted in Belarus, Luxemburg and Ukraine. (more)

1919: Women in Belgium granted right to vote. (more)

1919: New Zealand allows women to stand for election.

1919: Sweden grants suffrage with some restrictions. (more) 1920-1929

1920: On August 26, a constitutional amendment is adopted when the state of Tennessee ratifies it, granting full woman suffrage in all states of the United States. (For more on woman suffrage state-by-state, see the American Woman Suffrage Timeline.)

1920: Woman suffrage is granted in Albania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. (more)

1920: Canadian women get the right to stand for election (but not for all offices - see 1929 below). (more)

1921: Sweden gives women voting rights with some restrictions. (more)

1921: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Lithuania grant woman suffrage.

1921: Belgium grants women the right to stand for election. (more)

1922: Burma (Myanmar) grants women voting rights.

1924: Mongolia, Saint Lucia and Tajikistan give suffrage to women. (more)

1924: Kazakstan gives limited voting rights to women. (more)

1925: Italy grants limited voting rights to women.

1927: Turkmenistan grants woman suffrage. (more)

1928: The United Kingdom grants equal voting rights to women.

1928: Guyana grants woman suffrage.

1928: Ireland expands women’s suffrage rights. (more)

1929: Ecuador grants suffrage, Romania grants limited suffrage. (more)

1929: Women found to be "persons" in Canada and therefore able to become members of the Senate.

continued…

From: womenshistory.about.com

Sure, you could hire someone else to do it for you, but let’s face it - at some point we all decide to book our own tour. I’ve spent a good deal of time on tour, and have managed to learn a thing or two about life on the road. Here are some helpful hints that can at least get you out the door.Difficulty: AverageTime Required: At least a couple of hours a weekHere’s How:Start early - It’s always best to give yourself more time than to be scrambling a week before you leave. If you’re touring in the summer, you can bet everyone else is too. Clubs get inundated and you want to make sure you’re taken into consideration. This is particularly important if you’re looking at churches or House Concerts. Often they’ll be booked out a year in advance.Pick a region - You want to narrow it down to an apropriate amount of space. If you’re planning on spending the whole summer on the road, for example, a tour of the East Coast may be OK. But if you only have three weeks, that would be incredibly ambitious.Find Venues - To think you won’t ever get stiffed or mistreated by a venue is just a bit idealistic. But it’s important to narrow your chances of having that happen. There are some great resources online for finding venues. House Concerts are a great place to look too. Churches will never stiff you. Alliance shows are a sure thing as well.Call Ahead - Always call before you send your materials. For one, you want to make sure the club still exists and that they’re still booking Folk acts. Also, some clubs hand booking over to an agency, which will often book several clubs in town. If you touch base ahead of time, you can let them know that if you’re not suitable for the club you were initially calling for, maybe they can hook you up with another venue.Send a demo, bio, and presskit - This doesn’t to be fancy shmancy, but it really is better if you put some time and effort into your materials. The people who own the venue don’t know anything about you, so you may as well make an honest impression. Make sure your demo is recent, and that your bio is up to date. It’s also nice to include a letter to the venue introducing yourself and thanking them ahead of time for listening to your work.Don’t wait for them to call you - A few places are noting on their websites that they don’t want artists to call about booking. In that case, honor their policy. There’s a reason for it. But most of the time, they’re not going to call you if they have to call long distance. Give them two weeks to listen to your CD, and then call to check up. No need to stalk them, but if they don’t have an answer yet, try back later.Be realistic - It may not look like a terribly long drive from New York to Atlanta, but trust me - it is. More realistic: book in DC and Raleigh on the way. Respect yourself and the venues you’re booking and make sure you’re going to have time to get there and still have the energy to put on a good show. Even if you only take one day off per week, it’s important to have that time.Send contracts - Boy I wish someone would have told me this a long time ago. Contracts don’t have to be written by an attorney. You can write them up yourself - just make sure the date, time, and agreed-upon compensation method is clearly stated. You sign, the person booking you signs, and you both keep a copy. It helps to save you from getting stiffed, and it helps the club know you’re serious about what you do.Get your car checked out - This is essential! You definitely don’t want to wind up in the middle of nowhere after driving for eight hours, and find that your car is falling apart. Make sure you bring WD-40, duct tape, spare oil, a jug of water (in case you over-heat), and a gas can (in case you run out). Better to be safe than sorry. Oh, and join AAA.Head out - Make sure you have a copy of your itinerary, your instrument(s), amplification/P.A., a list of phone numbers for every venue, copies of your contracts, and the names of the people you spoke with. This is particularly important if you get lost looking for the venue, or if you’re caught in traffic in another state. It happens.Tips:Plan well in advance! Give yourself and the venue plenty of time to take care of what you need to take care of before you leave.Figure out where you’re going to sleep along the way. Sleeping in the car can become a necessity, but if you’re alone, it’s especially risky. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve done it too. But beds are so much nicer.Check your cell phone plan and make sure you won’t be roaming the whole time.Join AAA.What You Need:Your instrument(s) and amplification/P.A.Your itineraryContact information for everywhere you’re playingExtra money (cash or credit) in case something goes horribly wrongA road atlas - you’ll need to know how to suddenly skirt rush hour in DCPlenty of copies of your CD to sellA good cell phone planMore Folk Music How To’s

From: folkmusic.about.com

If you thought cheerleading was all about waving pompoms, dazzling costumes, and incredible stunts, think again. For those who have been there and done that, cheerleading is a lot more. It’s about team spirit, practice, discipline, and exuberance. Here are a few cheerleading quotes that bring out the true spirit of cheerleading.

Linde, FL, USA
Cheerleading is everything to me. If there was no cheerleading there would be no me. I live to cheer… it’s what I do!

Ali, NJ, USA
A cheerleader isn’t the prettiest girl or the most popular girl. She is a girl who loves to cheer and does it with her whole mind, heart, and soul.

Michelle, Bulls Gap, TN, USA
Cheer as hard as you can, be the best you can at what you do. Because remember if you don’t think you’re good, there’s always a little girl looking up to you thinking she wants to be like you.

Anonymous
Cheer-ability is a talent for deciding something quickly and getting everyone in the stadium doing it.

Jackie, IN, USA
You can do whatever you want, if you try!

Anonymous
If cheerleading got any easier, it would be called football.

Sara, Alberta, Canada
A cheerleader is like elastic, their flexible, they stretch and spring, they get snapped into the air, they do hair, but with too much stress they can break. Cheer hard, love life.

Anonymous
If you’ve got the game, we’ve got the cheer.

Megan Done, California, USA
Wanna know what champions look like? Gimme 2 minutes and 30 seconds and I’ll show you.

Anonymous
It’s not the glitz of the uniform that matters, but the spirit that shines within it.

Kate, Midland, Ontario, Canada
I trade sweat for strength. I trade doubt for belief. I trade cheerleading for nothing!

From: quotations.about.com

Scroll down to see more pumpkin muffins and quick bread recipes. Ingredients:1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened1 cup sugar2 eggs1 cup mashed pumpkin, fresh cooked or canned2 cups flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon nutmeg1 cup milk1/2 cup chopped pecansPreparation: Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add pumpkin and beat well. Combine 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder, salt and spices; mix well. Add flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat well after each addition. Dredge pecans in remaining 1/4 cup of flour; fold into batter. Spoon batter into greased muffin cups, filling 2/3 full. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until golden. Makes about 18 muffins.

More Pumpkin Muffins and Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Muffins
Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins
Pumpkin Muffins II
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread
Pumpkin Coconut Bread
Pumpkin Nut Bread
Pumpkin Nut Bread with Raisins

More Pumpkin Recipes
Quick Breads Index
Muffin Recipes

Slow Cooker Recipes | Casseroles | Main Recipe Index
Weekly Crockpot Recipe Newsletter

From: southernfood.about.com

The experts at London’s Natural History Museum pride themselves on being able to identify species from around the globe, from birds and mammals to insects and snakes. Yet they can’t figure out a tiny red-and-black bug that has appeared in the museum’s own gardens.

The almond-shaped insect, about the size of a grain of rice, and was first seen in March 2007 on some of the plane trees that grow on the grounds of the 19th century museum, collections manager Max Barclay said Tuesday.

Within three months, it had become the most common insect in the garden, and it was also spotted in other central London parks, he said.

The museum has more than 28 million insect species in its collection, but none is an exact match for this one. Still, Barclay is cautious about calling it a new discovery.

“I don’t expect to find a new species in the gardens of a museum,” he said. “Deep inside a tropical rainforest, yes, but not in central London.”

The bug resembles the Arocatus roeselii, which is usually found in central Europe but is a brighter red and lives on alder trees. Entomologists suspect the new bug could be a version of the roeselii that has adapted to live on plane trees, but acknowledge it could be a new species.

Either way, it appears the museum’s tiny visitor, which appears harmless, is here to stay.

“We waited to see if the insect would survive the British winter,” Barclay said. “It did and it’s thriving, so now we had better figure out what it is.”

Related Links:

Discovery News blog: Born Animal

London’s Natural History Museum

British Bugs: Arocatus roeselii

Planet Green

From: dsc.discovery.com

Top 10 Country Singles We have a new No. 1 this week as Montgomery Gentry move up two places, to claim the prize with "Back When I Knew It All." Blake Shelton remains at No. 2 with "Home," followed by Kenny Chesney with "Better as a Memory," which falls from No. 1 last week, and Alan Jackson’s "Good Time" at No. 4, moving up one, then Dierks Bentley, rising two places to No. 5, with "Trying to Stop Your Leaving." Brooks & Dunn’s "Put a Girl In It" moves up three places to take the No. 6 spot, followed by Carrie Underwood’s "Last Name," which falls three spots, at No. 7. Sugarland claims No. 8 with "All I Want to Do," moving up two spots. Brad Paisley’s "I’m Still a Guy" drops three to No. 9, and Keith Anderson’s "I Still Miss You" moves up two spots to take the last position in the Top 10. Next week, look for Blake Shelton to take over the top spot on the charts.

Moving Up at the Speed of Light Rascal Flatts jump 22 places this week, for the fastest rising song, with "Bob That Head," which moves from its debut at No. 56 to No. 35 this week. Lady Antebellum move up 11 places to No. 42 with "Looking for a Good Time." Brad Paisley climbs 8 places this week with "Waiting on a Woman," moving to No. 26.

The Latest Tunes To Hit The Air Waves Toby Keith debuts at No. 55 with "She Never Cried in Front of Me." Jewel debuts at No. 60 with "I Do."

Top 10 Country Album Charts Taylor Swift - Toby Keith - Carrie Underwood - Jewel - Sugarland - Kenny Chesney - Alan Jackson - Garth Brooks - George Strait - Emmylou Harris -

What’s New on the Album Charts This Week?

Reckless Kelly’s debuted at No. 22. Mark Chesnutt’s , debuted at No. 35. The compilation CD, debuted at No. 37. The Road Hammers’ debuted at No. 50.

NOTE: All chart rankings are based on the song or album’s position on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart or Billboard Country Albums Chart for July 12, 2008.

From: countrymusic.about.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phoenix Coyotes center Martin Hanzal is scheduled to have back surgery on Thursday.

The 21-year-old will have a herniated disc operated on by specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles. Hanzal injured his back while playing for the Czech Republic at the world championships in May.

Coyotes general manager Don Maloney says if everything goes well with the surgery and rehabilitation Hanzal should be ready for training camp in mid-September.

He had eight goals and 27 assists during his rookie year with the Coyotes.

From: rss.cnn.com