On August 26, 1920, when the 19th  Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified.  Women in general were allowed to vote in local elections from  1910.  UK: In 1928 the British Parliament gave women the same  voting rights as men.
http://www.answers.com/Q/When_did_British_women_get_the_right_to_vote
Women's suffrage (also known as woman suffrage or woman's right to vote) is the right of women to vote and to stand for electoral office. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Finland, Iceland, Sweden and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage
In February 1918 women over the age of 30 received the right to vote. Suffrage rights for men and women were equalized in 1928. Other Countries. European countries such as Finland (1906), Norway (1913), and Denmark and Iceland (1915) granted women the vote early in the 20th century.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/suffrage/history.htm
  New Zealand: 1893. Women gained the right to vote in New  Zealand, the first country to grant women's suff … rage, before the  federal elections of 1902. This started a campaign for women's  suffrage around the world.  Australia: In 1894, women in South Australia were first  granted the right to vote.
http://www.answers.com/Q/When_did_British_women_get_the_right_to_vote
Women gained the right to vote in New  Zealand, the first country to grant women's suff … rage, before the  federal elections of 1902. This started a campaign for women's  suffrage around the world.  Australia: In 1894, women in South Australia were first  granted the right to vote.
http://www.answers.com/Q/When_did_British_women_get_the_right_to_vote
The National Union of Women's Suffrage [Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections. ] Societies-the Suffragists [Suffragists: a member of the NUWSS who wished to obtain the vote through peaceful means-led by Millicent Fawcett ] - was formed in 1897 and led by Millicent Fawcett.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/britain/votesforwomenrev_print.shtml
On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women exercised their right to vote for the first time. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy: Disagreements over strategy threatened to cripple the movement more than once.
http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage
 Australia: In 1894, women in South Australia were first  granted the right to vote. It was another eighteen years before  women were permitted to vote federally (that is, Australia-wide).  Women obtained the right to vote and stand for election for both  houses of Parliament on 16 June 1902.
http://www.answers.com/Q/When_did_British_women_get_the_right_to_vote
1920: Woman suffrage is granted in Albania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 1920: Canadian women get the right to stand for election (but not for all offices-see 1929 below). 1921: Sweden gives women voting rights with some restrictions.
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/suffrage/a/intl_timeline.htm
Picture of the Day: August 26 On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed, giving American women the right to vote. The amendment had been first introduced in Congress in 1878, setting in motion supporters who demonstrated, lobbied, marched and spoke out for woman suffrage.
http://www.historynet.com/womens-suffrage-movement
when did British women get the right to vote
British women got the right to vote in 1928. British women get the right to vote in 1928.