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1972 san francisco , california , united states american tye leung schulze 1887 first a primary election . chinese american woman to cast a ballot in tye leung schulze
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tye leung schulze

tye leung schulze became the first chinese american woman to vote when she cast a ballot in san francisco on may 19 , 1912 .
the `` san francisco call '' stated that she was `` the first chinese woman in the history of the world to exercise the electoral franchise . ''
schulze was also the first chinese woman hired to work at angel island .
she is a designated women 's history month honoree by the national women 's history project .
