▁Rh odes ian ▁white ▁women ▁won ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁Eth el ▁T aw se ▁J oll ie   ( 1 8 7 5 – 1 9 5 0 ) ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Southern ▁Rh odes ia ▁legisl ature ▁ 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁any ▁national ▁Commonwealth ▁Parliament ▁outside ▁West min ster . ▁The ▁infl ux ▁of ▁women ▁sett lers ▁from ▁Britain ▁proved ▁a ▁decis ive ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2   refer endum ▁that ▁rejected ▁an nex ation ▁by ▁a ▁South ▁Africa ▁increasing ly ▁under ▁the ▁s way ▁of ▁traditional ist ▁Af rik an er ▁National ists ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Rh odes ian ▁Home ▁Rule ▁or ▁" respons ible ▁government ". ▁Black ▁Rh odes ian ▁males ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁( based ▁only ▁upon ▁property , ▁assets , ▁income , ▁and ▁liter acy ). ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁woman ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Asia ▁ ▁Afghan istan ▁ ▁Women ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁( except ▁during ▁Tal ib an ▁rule , ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁no ▁elections ▁were ▁held ). ▁ ▁, ▁women ▁have ▁been ▁casting ▁fewer ▁ball ots ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁una ware ▁of ▁their ▁voting ▁rights . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election , ▁Afghan istan