Filipino president Manuel L. Quezon, a proponent of women's rights, depicted in a 1937 editorial cartoon. (Flickr) On this day in 1937, women in the Philippines won the right to vote after a national referendum. A full 90% of participants supported women's suffrage, a surprise result in a country that still (in many areas) embraced…

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