▁while ▁men ▁had ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁write . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁a ▁new ▁elect oral ▁law ▁en larg ed ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁female ▁vote , ▁but ▁still ▁with ▁some ▁differences ▁regarding ▁men . ▁A ▁law ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁claimed ▁to ▁establish ▁" equality ▁of ▁political ▁rights ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women ", ▁but ▁a ▁few ▁elect oral ▁rights ▁were ▁reserved ▁for ▁men . ▁After ▁the ▁Car n ation ▁Revolution , ▁women ▁were ▁granted ▁full ▁and ▁equal ▁elect oral ▁rights ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Roman ia ▁The ▁tim eline ▁of ▁grant ing ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁was ▁grad ual ▁and ▁complex , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁tur bul ent ▁historical ▁period ▁when ▁it ▁happened . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁for ▁all ▁men ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Roman ia . ▁Although ▁this ▁constitution ▁opened ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁too ▁( Art icle ▁ 6 ), ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁material ize : ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Law ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁did ▁not ▁grant ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote , ▁maintain ing ▁all ▁male ▁suff rage . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁women ▁who ▁met ▁certain ▁qual ifications ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁local ▁elections . ▁After ▁the ▁Constitution ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( el abor ated