Kreuzberged: Berlin Companion

Kreuzberged: Berlin Companion

LADIES’ FIRST: GERMAN WOMEN VOTE

Today in Berlin: 19 January, 1919

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Jan 19, 2026
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On this day in 1919 some 15 million German women from the age of 20 voted for the first time in history.

Granted the suffrage (right to vote) on November 12, 1918 - only three days after Kaiser Wilhel…

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