alleryWhich territory elected the world's first female members of parliament in 1907?
ANorway
BIceland
CFinland
DDenmark
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Finland
1. In 1906 the Grand Duchy of Finland gave women full political rights.
2. The first female members of parliament were elected there the next year, 1907.
3. Finland was then under the Russian Empire.
_Source: Wikipedia, Universal suffrage, Women's suffrage_
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