▁of ▁ 6 . 8 ▁million . ▁Women ▁could ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁election , ▁despite ▁a ▁proposal ▁made ▁by ▁Inter ior ▁minister ▁Io ann is ▁R all is , ▁which ▁was ▁cont ested ▁in ▁the ▁courts ; ▁the ▁courts ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁only ▁gave ▁women ▁" a ▁limited ▁franch ise " ▁and ▁struck ▁down ▁any ▁lists ▁where ▁women ▁were ▁listed ▁as ▁candidates ▁for ▁local ▁coun c ils . ▁Mis og yn y ▁was ▁r amp ant ▁in ▁that ▁era ; ▁Em manuel ▁R ho ides ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁having ▁said ▁that ▁" two ▁prof essions ▁are ▁fit ▁for ▁women : ▁house w ife ▁and ▁prost itute ". ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁national ▁level ▁women ▁over ▁ 1 8 ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Council , ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁resistance ▁movement . ▁Ult imately , ▁women ▁won ▁the ▁legal ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁run ▁for ▁office ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁El eni ▁Sk ou ra , ▁again ▁from ▁Th ess al on iki , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Greek ▁R ally , ▁when ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁against ▁another ▁female ▁oppon ent . ▁Women ▁were ▁finally ▁able ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁election , ▁with ▁two ▁more ▁women ▁becoming ▁M embers ▁of