amb usch ▁and ▁Marie ▁H jel mer ▁in ▁reply ▁to ▁what ▁they ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁much ▁too ▁careful ▁attitude ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Women ' s ▁Society . ▁The ▁L K V ▁origin ated ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁suff rage ▁association ▁in ▁C open hagen , ▁and ▁like ▁its ▁rival ▁D K V , ▁it ▁successfully ▁organized ▁other ▁such ▁local ▁associations ▁nation ally . ▁ ▁Women ▁won ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁municipal ▁elections ▁on ▁April   2 0 ,   1 9 0 8 . ▁However ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁June   5 ,   1 9 1 5 ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁R ig sd ag ▁elections . ▁ ▁Est onia ▁Est onia ▁gained ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁with ▁the ▁Est onian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁However , ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁These ▁were ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁temporary ▁council ▁( i . e . ▁Ma ap ä ev ), ▁which ▁ruled ▁Est onia ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 – 1 9 1 9 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁women ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁parliament ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁elections , ▁two ▁women ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁parliament ▁– ▁history ▁teacher ▁Emma ▁Ass on ▁and ▁journalist ▁Al ma ▁O stra - O inas . ▁Est onian ▁parliament ▁is ▁called ▁Ri ig ik og u ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Republic ▁of ▁Est onia ▁it