Women's suffrage (also known asfemale suffrage, woman suffrage orwoman's right to vote) is the right of women to vote in elections. Limited voting rights were gained by women inFinland, Iceland, Sweden and someAustralian colonies and western U.S. states in the late 19th century.[1]National and international organizations formed to coordinate efforts to gain voting rights, especially the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (founded in 1904, Berlin, Germany), and also worked for equal civil rights for women.