Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-14
WHERE WOMEN MAY VOTE.
The Countries Which Have Given Her
Partial Suffrage.
From the New York Graphic.

From the New York Graphic.
The large province of Ontario touches the
whole northern bounds OF New York and Mich
igan, part of those of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wis
consin, and Minnesota, and reaches to Hudson
bay. This great region, throughout which
women vote (unless married) on like terms
with their brothers for all elective officers save
two, has 1O2, 900 square miles, tits more than
twice the size Of New York; it nearly equal
New York and Michigan together it equals
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, Vermont, Con-
necticut, Rhode Islam d, New York, New Jersey,
and Maryland.
In Wyoming women vote for every Office for
which their brothers do and on the same terms.
This great territory has 9s, 900 square miles. 1t
is half as large again all New England;
nearly as large as New England and New York;
about equals New York, New Jersey, and Vir-
ginia; is more than twice the size of Pennsyl-
vania and Delaware; larger than North and
South Carolina, than South Carolina and
Florida.
Kansas, the state where municipal woman
suffrage exists. contains $4,000 square miles.
1t Is greater than the joint extent OF New
Hampshire. Vermont Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West
Virginia and Rhode Isand-of nine states of
the Union combined-and greater than either
of the original thirteen, than majority of the
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of the to-day thirty-eight.
But there is greater region where women
exercise suffrage. though not at polls. Many
will be surprised to earn that this is-Texas
In that state the school officers are chosen by
petitions to the county judge for their appoint
ment. and he, of course. appoints those whose
petitions are most largely signed. These pc
titions women, on the same terms with their
brothers, can sign, and thus practically vote
without leaving home. Texas has 265, 900 square
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nearly equal to all the Atlantic states but three;
to all the other states on the gulf
In England, Scotland, and Wales women (un-
less married) vote for all elective officers save
one (member of parliament), on like terms
with their brothers. In Ireland women vote
everywhere for poor-law guardians; in Dun
dalk and other seaports for harbor boards, and
in Belfast for all municipal officers. In Sweden
their suffrage is about the same as in Britain,
and they vote, too, indirectly for members of
the house of lords. In Russia women, heads of
households, vote for all elective officers and on
all local questions. In Austria Hungary they
vote (by proxy at all elections, including
members of provincial and imperial parlia-
ments. In Italy widows vote for members of
parliament. In Finland women vote for cleo
tive officers. In British Burmah women tax
payers vote in the rural tracts. In Madras
presidency (Hindostan) they can do so in all
municipalities. In Bombay presidency they
likewise can. In all countries of Russian Asia
they can do so wherever a Russian colony
settles. The Russians are colonizing the whole
of their vast Asian possessions, and they carry
with them everywhere the mir" or self-gOv-
erning village, wherein women heads Of house
holds, vote. Municipal suffrage exists in New
Zealand. and the legislature has resolved that
women shall vote for members of parliament.
1t also exists in Victoria, New South Wales,
Queensland. and South Australia. The latters
parliament has declared for womens voting at
parliamentary elections too.