The sun., 1894-09-30
WHERE WOMEN HAVE SUFFRAGE.
Taken All In All. They Cut Quite Figure
In the Worries Politics.

ESom Political Progress
The countries OF the world where women al
ready have some suffrage have area OF over
IL, ,OOO, 900 square miles and their population is
over 100000
In Great Britain women vote for all elective
officers except members OF Parliament.
In France the women teachers elect women
members on all Boards OF Education.
In Sweden women vote for all elective officers
except Representatives; also indirectly, for
members of the House OF Lords.
In Norway they have school suffrage.
In Ireland the women vote for the harbor
boards, poor law guardians, and in Belfast for
municipal officers.
elective officers and on all local matters.
In Finland they vote for all elective officers.
In ,Austria-Eiungary they vote, by proxy, for
In Croatia and Dalmatia they have the privi-
leRe OF doing so In local elections In person.
In Italy widows vote for members OF iarlia-
In the Madras Presidency and the Bombay
Presidency tHindOOStanl the women exercise
the right OF suffrage in all municipalities;
In all the countries OF Russian Asia they can
DO SO wherever hHssian an, colony settles ,ber e Ine
Asian possessions, and carrying with them
everywhere, the mir" or self-Goyernins vii
Women have municipal suffrage in Cape Col
ony, which rules n million square miles;
Municipal woman suffrage rules in New Tea
land. and / think, at Parliamentary elections.
between England and Irelandl, and Pitcairn
Island. in the South Pacific. have full woman
| suffrage.
municipal suffrage In every province and also In
| the Northwest Territories. In Ontario they vote
for all elective officers, except In the election OF
| members OF the Legislature and Parliament.
In the United states twenty-elght States and
| Territories have given women some form OF
School suffrage in various degrees is granted
| 10 women In Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut
Delaware. Idaho, Indiana; Kansas, Kentucky
| New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota Texas, Vermont
In Arkansas and Missouri women vote. by
| petition, on liquor license in many cases.
In Delaware suffrage is exercised by women In
In Kansas they have equal suffrage with men
at all municipal elections.
About sc, 600 women voted In 1890. In Mon
| tAnA they vote all local taxation.
In New York they can and do vote AZ school
elections The question on ths sonst nI ~
many places in this state on local improve
ments such as gas and electric, street llghtlhg'
! paving. sewerage, and municipal bonds,
In Utah women voted until disfranchised by
| the Edmunds law" when they promptly or
| ganiZed to demand It's repeal ,o,o
In Pennsylvania law was passed in 1889 un-
| der which women vote on local improvements
| by signinR refusing TO sign petitions therefor
| In Wyoming women have voted on the sam o
terms with men since 1870; me CohSehiion ia
inserted a provision securing them full suffrage.
| This Constitution was ratified BY the yoters at
| special election by about three-tOurths major
| ity, Congress refused 70 require the disfran-
| chisement OF women and admitted the state
| July 10, 1890.
| OF the United states, Feb. Z, 1850; select com
/ mittee reported in favor Of amendng the Fed
sral Constitution so as 70 forbid stales 70 m ma
/ iOurned, however, on March 1 following with
/ out reaching Oh" subject.