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Women also had reduced protection from violence within marriage, until 1990, section 236 of the Criminal Code of Malta, called "Homicide or bodily harm caused by husband on adulterous wife and adulterer" provided leniency for such homicides committed by the husband; [13] section 236 was repealed by Act No. XXIX of 1990.
The Women of Malta Association or Women of Malta – Nisa ta’ Malta, was a women's organization in Malta, founded in January 1944. It played an important role for the women's movement in Malta, and successfully worked for the introduction of women's suffrage.
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From 1947, Malta had limited self-government. Voting rights for women were raised by the Women of Malta Association and the Malta Labour Party against loud protests from the Church. The proposal was adopted by a narrow majority. The clashes spurred Barbara to show what women could do, so when people encouraged her, she stood for election in 1947.
On March 3, 2011, Malta won an official match for the first time in the 2013 European Championship qualifying's preliminary round, beating Georgia 1–0 with a goal by D'Agostino in injury time. On April 6, 2013 Malta beat Luxembourg 6–0 in the 2015 World Cup qualifying 's preliminary round.
Malta (/ ˈ m ɒ l t ə / ⓘ MOL-tə, / ˈ m ɔː l t ə / MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ]), officially the Republic of Malta, [14] is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa.
Women members of the House of Representatives of Malta (34 P) Pages in category "Maltese women in politics" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.