Message Forum: Re: I'm so proud of my country.

Re: I'm so proud of my country.

Posted By: wintermute, on host 80.46.153.247
Date: Monday, March 17, 2003, at 16:43:22
In Reply To: Re: I'm so proud of my country. posted by Zarniwoop on Monday, March 17, 2003, at 04:16:40:

> > New Zealand was also the first country to extend the vote to women (1891)...
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> Hmm. The Isle of Man claims to have granted suffrage some ten years previously.
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> Do we count them as a country, though?

No, they're merely an internally self-governing dependent territory of the British Crown. It is not part of the United Kingdom but is a member of the British Commonwealth.

wintermute

Link: Find out more interesting facts at the Manx Government home page

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Message:	> > > New Zealand was also the first country to extend the vote to women (1891)... > > > > Hmm. The Isle of Man claims to have granted suffrage some ten years previously. > > > > Do we count them as a country, though? > > No, they're merely an internally self-governing dependent territory of the British Crown. It is not part of the United Kingdom but is a member of the British Commonwealth. > > wintermute
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