▁a ▁motion ▁on ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁for ▁women ▁was ▁adopted ▁un anim ously ▁by ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁parliament ▁( St ort ing et ). ▁Norway ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁independent ▁country ▁to ▁introduce ▁women ' s ▁suff rage . ▁ ▁Poland ▁Reg aining ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 2 3 - year ▁period ▁of ▁partition ▁and ▁foreign ▁rule , ▁Poland ▁immediately ▁granted ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁be ▁elected ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁women ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Se jm ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁were : ▁Gab ri ela ▁Bal ick a , ▁J ad w iga ▁D zi ub i ńska , ▁I ren a ▁Kos m ow ska , ▁Maria ▁M oc zy d łow ska , ▁Z of ia ▁Mor acz ew ska , ▁Anna ▁Pi ase ck a , ▁Z of ia ▁S ok ol nick a , ▁and ▁Francis z ka ▁Wil cz kow iak owa . ▁ ▁Portugal ▁Carolina ▁Beat riz ▁ Â ng elo ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Portuguese ▁woman ▁to ▁vote , ▁in ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁National ▁Assembly ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁taking ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁loop hole ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁elect oral ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁during ▁the ▁Estado ▁Nov o ▁regime , ▁women ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁but ▁only ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁or ▁university ▁degree ,