8 , ▁Anthony ▁persu aded ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁female ▁labor ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁votes ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁equal ▁pay ▁for ▁equal ▁work . ▁The ▁men ▁at ▁the ▁conference ▁deleted ▁the ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁the ▁U . S . ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Territ ory ▁could ▁vote ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁American ▁suff rage ▁groups ▁often ▁disag re ed ▁on ▁tact ics , ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁American ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁Association ▁arg uing ▁for ▁a ▁state - by - state ▁campaign ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Woman ' s ▁Party ▁foc using ▁on ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁established ▁a ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁specify ▁who ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁it . ▁Some ▁academ ics ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁this ▁om ission ▁enabled ▁women ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁elections , ▁in ▁which ▁votes ▁were ▁cast ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁sign atures ▁on ▁pet itions ; ▁but ▁this ▁interpretation ▁remains ▁controvers ial . ▁The ▁second ▁constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁specified ▁that ▁suff rage ▁was ▁restricted ▁to ▁males ▁over ▁twenty ▁years - old . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man , ▁an ▁internally ▁self - g over ning ▁dependent ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Crown , ▁enf ranch ised ▁women ▁property ▁own ers . ▁With ▁this ▁it ▁provided