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Pitcairn Islands become a Crown colony; early women's suffrage
- When
- 30 November 1838
- Where
- Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islanders traditionally consider their islands to have become a British colony on 30 November 1838, coinciding with the extension of voting rights to women.
The Pitcairn Islands are traditionally considered to have officially become a British colony on 30 November 1838. At the same time, the territory became one of the first to extend voting rights to women. The female descendants of the Bounty mutineers who lived on the islands could vote from 1838.
Sources
- Pitcairn Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
- Women's suffrage Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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