# Canonical recap data for German Women's Suffrage Established (1919)
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slug: german-womens-suffrage
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1919/german-womens-suffrage"
title: German Women's Suffrage Established
subtitle: Germany granted women the right to vote following the collapse of the Kaiser's regime, making it among the first major European powers to enfranchise women and reshaping Weimar electoral politics.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1919-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1919
decade: 1910
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: The roles of German women have changed throughout history, as the culture and society in which they lived had undergone various transformations. In the past and in the present the situation of women has differed between German regions, notably during the 20th century, when West Germany and East Germany had different po
summaryLong: The roles of German women have changed throughout history, as the culture and society in which they lived had undergone various transformations. In the past and in the present the situation of women has differed between German regions, notably during the 20th century, when West Germany and East Germany had different political and socioeconomic organization. In addition, Southern Germany has a history of strong Roman Catholic influence.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Julie_Hagen-Schwarz_self-portrait.jpg/1280px-Julie_Hagen-Schwarz_self-portrait.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Women in Germany"
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Germany"
  title: German women
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The roles of German women have changed throughout history, as the culture and society in which they lived had undergone various transformations. In the past and
wikidataQid: Q17017618
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260617214020/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Germany"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-17
  label: German women
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Germany"
