Seventy years ago today De Gaulle signed the document giving French women the vote.
In 1944, French women were finally granted voting rights by the special decree of General Charles de Gaulle. In a statement before the Provisional Consultative Assembly, General de Gaulle asserted that a new regime should be elected by all French people, both male and female. An amendment to that effect was drafted and passed by the Assembly in March of 1944. And, on October 21, 1945, French women participated for the first time in a national election.
Val says Incredible to think that women who did so much for the war efforts in France were not even allowed a vote. The move for equality still goes on today, equality in the workplace comes next.
