FWIW, the Territories of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah allowed all land owners to vote, irrespective of gender, not long after they became Territories. Idaho and Montana joined them a little later.
The underlying thought process was that those who paid the taxes (which were mostly based on property) had a stake in running the government.
30 posted on 04/14/2015 7:27:09 AM PDT by Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)