French women who voted for the first time, 80 years ago, remember: "We were finally equal to men. They had all the rights, we had none."

It was not until 29 April 1945 that women could go to the polls in France during historic municipal elections. If they obtained this right as early as 1944 from the provisional government of General de Gaulle, the voters of the time recalled the importance of their active participation in the Resistance.

The dates of women's right to vote in France On 29 April 1945, women voted for the first time in France, a year after the order of 21 April 1944, finally giving them the right to vote. A memorable but late date: New Zealand recognized this right 50 years earlier. It was centuries before French citizens began their struggle to access the ballot box. 80 years after their first election, they returned to a historical conquest. CHRONOLOGICAL FRISE O…