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Technically it was New Jersey, but that right was taken away from New Jersey women in 1807. Wyoming became the first place to let women vote where that right was never taken away. The story of course is much more complicated (as is all history) so see the details below.
In 1756, Lydia Chapin Taft, also known as Lydia Taft, became the first legal woman voter in America. She voted on at least three occasions in an open New England Town Meeting, at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, with the consent of the electorate. This was between 1756 and 1768, during America's colonial period, while under the control of Britain. There are possibly other women who voted during this period too, but the right given was only temporary and not protected by the law.
New Jersey granted women the vote (with the same property qualifications as for men, although, since married women did not own property in their own right, only unmarried women and widows qualified) under the state constitution of 1776, where the word "inhabitants" was used without qualification of sex or race. New Jersey women, along with "aliens...persons of color, or negroes," lost the vote in 1807, when the franchise was restricted to white males, partly in order, ostensibly at least, to combat electoral fraud by simplifying the conditions for eligibility.
The territory of Wyoming passed their suffrage law on December 10, 1869, and the following year, women begin serving on juries in the territory. This became the first time the right to vote for women was protected by law and was never taken away. Wyoming became a state in 1890, and the suffrage law just carried over into its state constitution. Although suffrage was granted to the women of Wyoming first, Utah was the first place where women were allowed to vote under the law (See next section why).
The territorial legislature of the Utah Territory gave women the right to vote (but not hold public office) on February 10, 1870, and it was signed into law two days later. Sarah Young, the niece of Brigham Young, is reported to be the very first women to vote in Utah. This voting happened on February 14, 1870, after both Wyoming and Utah had granted suffrage to women, but before Wyoming had held a election. Thus Utah was the first place where a women voted, and her right to vote was protected and allowed by law. However the United States Congress disenfranchised Utah women, and took away their voting rights, with the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887. It was not until Utah was granted statehood in 1896 that women were again allowed to vote.
In 1893 the state of Colorado adopted an amendment granting women the right to vote. A few other States and Territories would soon grant women the right to vote (full suffrage), yet some states would allow women to vote on just a few things such as a presidential election (this is called partial suffrage).
Then finally on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting all women the right to vote, was ratified. It was signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby on August 26, 1920.
The following is a list of States where full suffrage had been granted to women prior to the 19th Amendment in 1920 -
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
NOTE:These are only states which allowed full suffrage, many others allowed partial voting rights for women (such as elections at the state level).
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What happened after the first western territory gave women the right to vote?
More states from the west started to let women vote too. For instance like Idaho and Montana.
Why were nz women allowed to vote?
Why not? Same reason other countries let women vote. We have every bit as much right to vote as any man does. We're affected by politics and government too.
What did Susan B Anthony do that eventually let all women vote?
Susan B Anthony went to jail because she voted and at that time women were not allowed to vote.
What rights did men have in 1912?
Women gained the right to vote in 1915 in several countries. Denmark and Sweden were two countries that let women vote in 1915. The United States did not give women the right to vote until 1920.
Did the suffragette have the vote if so when?
No they didn't have the vote because the government wouldn't let this happen untile 1903 the parliamnet voted against the women gaining the vote.
Wyoming was the first state to let whom vote?
Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote. Thus the state motto is "The Equality State"
Which state let women the right to vote in 1869?
wyoming
Is it true that George Washington was the first president to let women vote?
No.
When did Wyoming let women vote?
They started letting women vote in 1857! I looked it up in the state book! This is absoulutely correct!
Why didn't the mens let the women vote?
Men did not let women vote because they did not let women do a lot of things. Men were probably afraid of what the women could do.
Who said yes to let women vote?
Woodrow Wilson was the president that signed the bill to let Women vote
When did they first let women vote in Wyoming?
Women in Wyoming gained the right to vote on December 10, 1869, when Wyoming's Territorial Legislature approved a revolutionary measure stating: "That every woman of the age of twenty-one years, residing in this Territory, may at every election to be holden under the law thereof, cast her vote."
In which national election were women first able to vote?
HistoricallyAs early as 1792 in the African nation of Sierra Leone, heads of households (about 1/3 of them women) were given the right to vote. In South Australia, limited suffrage was granted in 1861, on the same basis as it had been extended in the US state of New Jersey betwen 1790 and 1807: the ownership of property.In the USNew Jersey allowed property holding women to vote from 1790 to 1807. Wyoming and Utah as territories passed laws to extend the right to vote, and in Wyoming this continued into statehood in 1890. Colorado in 1893 was the first state to vote to extend voting rights to women.It was not until the 19th Amendment (1920) that women in the entire US were guaranteed the right to vote.
What was the first state to let women vote in national elections?
Technically it was New Jersey, but that right was taken away from New Jersey women in 1807. Wyoming became the first place to let women vote where that right was never taken away. The story is complicated ,so see the details below.New Jersey granted women the vote under the state constitution of 1776, New Jersey women lost the vote in 1807The territory of Wyoming passed their suffrage law on December 10, 1869,. This became the first time the right to vote for women was protected by law and was never taken away. Wyoming became a state in 1890, and the suffrage law just carried over into its state constitution. Although suffrage was granted to the women of Wyoming first, Utah was the first place where women were allowed to vote under the law .The territorial legislature of the Utah Territory gave women the right to vote on February 12, 1870 . The first woman voted on February 14, 1870, after both Wyoming and Utah had granted suffrage to women, but before Wyoming had held a election. Thus Utah was the first place where a women voted, and her right to vote was protected and allowed by law. However the United States Congress disenfranchised Utah women, and took away their voting rights, with the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887. It was not until Utah was granted statehood in 1896 that women were again allowed to vote.In 1893 the state of Colorado adopted an amendment granting women the right to vote.
What province in Canada was the first to let women vote?
Ecuador - 1929 Ecuador
Does Kenya let women vote?
Yes, women have been able to vote in Kenya since 1963.
Who was the second nation to let women vote?
Corsica
