at ▁the ▁time ▁not ▁generally ▁given ▁to ▁single ▁female ▁imm igr ants ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁suff rage . ▁The ▁Clar os ▁judge ▁u ph eld ▁her ▁request ▁and ▁declared : ▁" As ▁a ▁judge , ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁duty ▁to ▁declare ▁that ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁citizens hip ▁is ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁and ▁therefore ▁that ▁women ▁enjoy ▁the ▁same ▁political ▁rights ▁as ▁the ▁laws ▁grant ▁to ▁male ▁citizens , ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁restrictions ▁express ly ▁determined ▁such ▁laws , ▁because ▁no ▁inhab it ant ▁is ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁prohib it ." ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Dr . ▁L anter i ▁were ▁enumer ated , ▁and ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁exerc ised ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁vote , ▁the ▁first ▁I bero - American ▁woman ▁to ▁vote . ▁Also ▁covered ▁in ▁a ▁judgment ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁was ▁presented ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁national ▁deput y ▁for ▁the ▁Independent ▁Centre ▁Party , ▁obtain ing ▁ 1 , 7 3 0 ▁votes ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 5 4 , 3 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Rog el io ▁A ray a ▁U CR ▁Argentina ▁had ▁gone ▁down ▁in ▁history ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁bill ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁women , ▁an ▁essential ▁component ▁of ▁universal ▁suff rage . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁served ▁as