ien - born ▁and ▁meet ▁property ▁requirements ▁in ▁provinces ▁where ▁they ▁exist ". ▁ ▁Most ▁women ▁of ▁Quebec ▁gained ▁full ▁suff rage ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Ab original ▁women ▁across ▁Canada ▁were ▁not ▁given ▁federal ▁voting ▁rights ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament ▁was ▁Ag nes ▁Mac ph ail ▁in ▁Ontario ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Nin ete enth ▁Am end ment ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁some ▁individual ▁U . S . ▁states ▁granted ▁women ▁suff rage ▁in ▁certain ▁kinds ▁of ▁elections . ▁Some ▁allowed ▁women ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁school ▁elections , ▁municipal ▁elections , ▁and ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁College . ▁Some ▁territ ories , ▁like ▁Washington , ▁Ut ah , ▁and ▁Wy oming , ▁allowed ▁women ▁to ▁vote ▁before ▁they ▁became ▁states . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Jersey ▁constitution ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁enf ranch ised ▁all ▁adult ▁inhabitants ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁specified ▁amount ▁of ▁property . ▁La ws ▁en act ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁referred ▁to ▁vot ers ▁as ▁" he ▁or ▁she ", ▁and ▁women ▁regularly ▁voted . ▁A ▁law ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁however , ▁ex cluded ▁women ▁from ▁voting ▁in ▁that ▁state . ▁ ▁L yd ia ▁T aft ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁for er un ner ▁in ▁Col onial ▁America ▁who ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁three