ist ▁claims ▁started ▁emer ging ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁Cond or c et ▁expressed ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁women ' s ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁in ▁Journal ▁de ▁la ▁Société ▁de ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁but ▁his ▁project ▁failed . ▁▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁French ▁women ▁continued ▁demand ing ▁political ▁rights , ▁and ▁despite ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁being ▁in ▁favor , ▁the ▁Senate ▁continu ously ▁refused ▁to ▁analyze ▁the ▁law ▁proposal . ▁ ▁Sur pr ising ly , ▁the ▁political ▁left , ▁who ▁are ▁generally ▁support ive ▁of ▁women ' s ▁em an cip ation , ▁repeatedly ▁opposed ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁women ▁because ▁they ▁would ▁support ▁conserv ative ▁positions . ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁that ▁women ▁are ▁granted ▁political ▁rights . ▁ ▁Georgia ▁ ▁Upon ▁its ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Georgia ▁extended ▁suff rage ▁to ▁its ▁female ▁citizens . ▁The ▁women ▁of ▁Georgia ▁first ▁exerc ised ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁legisl ative ▁election . ▁ ▁Germany ▁Women ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁be ▁elected ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Greece ▁Greece ▁had ▁had ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁since ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁ex cluded ▁women .