Women living in Saudi Arabia get the right to vote
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Women living in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to vote, join the unelected Parliament and stand in local elections.
The Middle Eastern country is one of the last in the world to give women the right to vote.
Campaigners who've been fighting for women's rights for years say it's a massive step forward.
When countries gave women the right to vote
New Zealand in 1893
United Kingdom in 1928
France and Italy in 1945
Haiti in 1950
Pakistan in 1956
Libya in 1964
But women there still aren't allowed to drive, work, travel or have an operation without a man's permission.
It's all because the country follows a very strict version of Islamic law that's enforced by powerful religious leaders who advise the King.