▁Kingdom ▁ ▁The ▁campaign ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁gained ▁momentum ▁throughout ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th   century , ▁as ▁women ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁polit ically ▁active , ▁particularly ▁during ▁the ▁campaign s ▁to ▁reform ▁suff rage ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁John ▁Stuart ▁Mill , ▁elected ▁to ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁an ▁open ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁female ▁suff rage ▁( about ▁to ▁publish ▁The ▁Sub jection ▁of ▁Women ), ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Reform ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁to ▁include ▁female ▁suff rage . ▁Round ly ▁defeated ▁in ▁an ▁all - male ▁parliament ▁under ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁government , ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁fore . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁Reform ▁Act ▁specified ▁" male ▁persons ", ▁a ▁few ▁women ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁through ▁property ▁ownership , ▁although ▁this ▁was ▁rare . ▁In ▁local ▁government ▁elections , ▁women ▁lost ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁under ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Corpor ations ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁Single ▁women ▁rate pay ers ▁received ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Fran ch ise ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁This ▁right ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁extended ▁to ▁include ▁some ▁married ▁women . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁more ▁than