| Year | Ireland | UK | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Great Reform Act. The words 'male person' written into Act. Women can no longer vote. | 1832 | |
| 1867 | Second Reform Act. John Stuart Mill's amendment to allow votes for women defeated. National Society for Women's Suffrage founded. | 1867 | |
| 1872 | Isabella Tod founds Northern Ireland Society for Women's Suffrage | 1872 | |
| 1876 | Anna and Thomas Haslam found Dublin Women's Suffrage Association, later called Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association. (IWSLGA) | 1876 | |
| 1884 | All male householders may vote. | 1884 | |
| 1887 | CJ Parnell presents a petition for women's suffrage in the House of Commons | 1887 | |
| 1893 | Foundation of the Gaelic League, the first organisation in Ireland to admit women and men equally. | ||
| 1897 | National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) founded by Millicent Garrett Fawcett. Non-militant suffrage group. | 1897 | |
| 1898 | Local Government Act (Ireland). Women can sit on Rural and Urban District Councils and Town Commissions but not on County Councils or Borough Councils. Over 100 women elected the following year. | 1898 | |
| 1903 | Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) founded by Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst. Militant 'suffragette' group. | 1903 | |
| 1905 | Sinn Féin founded. The name was devised by Máire Butler and women were admitted on equal terms with men. | 1905 | |
| 1906 | Liberal government fail to grant votes for women. WSPU militants disrupt Parliament. 11 women sent to Holloway Gaol. |
1906 | |
| 1907 | NUWSS 'Mud March' WSPU 'Women's Parliament' in London. | 1907 | |
| 1908 | Irish Women's Franchise League (IWFL) founded. | 1908 | |
| 1910 | General election. Irish Parliamentary Party hold the balance of power in the House of Commons. | 'Black Friday' in London. Demonstrations end in violence and imprisonment. | 1910 |
| 1911 | Irish Women's Suffrage Federation (IWSF) founded. Irish Women's Workers' Union (IWWU) founded. | 1911 | |
| 1912 | Irish Citizen newspaper published by IWFL. | Home Rule Bill for Ireland introduced in the House of Commons. Most Irish Nationalist MPs opposed measures to give votes to women. | 1912 |
| 1914 | Cumann na mBan founded. | Great War begins. Suffrage militancy suspended during the war. | 1914 |
| 1916 | Easter Rising Proclamation addresses 'Irishmen and Irishwomen' and promises 'equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens.' | 1916 | |
| 1918 | General election after the war. Women vote for the first time. Constance Markievicz elected first female MP but does not take her seat in Westminster | Women's suffrage granted to women over 30 who had certain property or other qualifications. | 1918 |
| 1922 | Irish Free State Constitution grants the vote to men and women over 21 years old | 1922 | |
| 1928 | Women over 21 may vote. | 1928 |