Simplify the following text for a Grade 3 native English-speaking person.
Original: Of currently existing independent countries , New Zealand was the first to acknowledge women 's right to vote in 1893 when it was a self-governing British colony . Unrestricted women 's suffrage in terms of voting rights ( women were not initially permitted to stand for election ) was adopted in New Zealand in 1893 .
Simplified: In 1893 , women in New Zealand were allowed to vote .