▁Man ▁( in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁but ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ) ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁giving ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁single ▁and ▁wid owed ▁women ▁who ▁passed ▁a ▁property ▁qual ification . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Ke ys , ▁in ▁the ▁Island ' s ▁parliament , ▁T yn wald . ▁This ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Italy ▁In ▁Italy , ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁was ▁not ▁introduced ▁following ▁World ▁War   I , ▁but ▁u ph eld ▁by ▁Social ist ▁and ▁F asc ist ▁activ ists ▁and ▁partly ▁introduced ▁by ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ' s ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁decre ed ▁the ▁enf ranch is ement ▁of ▁women ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁immediate ▁appointment ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁public ▁office , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁was ▁El ena ▁F isch li ▁Dre her . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁election , ▁all ▁It ali ans ▁simultaneously ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁refer endum ▁about ▁keeping ▁Italy ▁a ▁mon archy ▁or ▁creating ▁a ▁republic ▁instead . ▁E lections ▁were ▁not ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Julian ▁March ▁and ▁South ▁Ty rol ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁under ▁Al lied ▁occupation . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁article ▁ 5 1 ▁Constitution ▁recogn izes ▁equal ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁elect oral ▁lists .