jared reed following that royal collision tonight. thank you. germany is marking 100 years since women here first exercised their right to vote. the government in berlin under the occasion with a ceremony in the parliament, the bundestag. reporter: among the dark suits, these women stand out. female members of parliament have dressed in white shirts today, i sign of respect to the women who helped bring in a new chapter of german democracy. 100 years ago today, women's suffrage was introduced. it led to the first woman ever to give a speech in parliament. >> i would like to state, and i think i speak in the name of many, that german women to not of this government any gratitude. what this government did was a matter of course. reporter: this is a reenactment of that speech, given by a woman in 1919. the year before, german women work allowed to attend little gatherings. it took protests and patients for their voices to be heard. the fight has continued ever since. this man is a former president of the bundestag and one of only two women who help