USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first woman allowed to vote in America was Lydia Taft of Uxbridge in 1756. The first woman attorney in Massachusetts was Lelia Robinson of Boston in 1882.

Detailed explanation-2: -During an open town meeting on October 30th, 1756, Taft voted in favor of funding the British regiments engaged in the war. On that day, Taft made history as the first recorded woman to legally vote in colonial America, preceding the ratification of the 19th amendment in 164 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lydia Chapin Taft Casts a Vote With her eldest surviving son Bezaleel not yet 10 years old, no male representative of the Taft’s large estate could vote the family interests. The town meeting, however, remedied this by asking Lydia to vote. She did, casting her vote to support the request for funding.

Detailed explanation-4: -Women’s suffrage – the right of women to vote – has been achieved at various times in countries throughout the world. In many nations, women’s suffrage was granted before universal suffrage, in which cases women and men from certain socioeconomic classes or races were still unable to vote.