Lydia Taft (née Chapin; February 2, 1712 – November 9, 1778) was the first woman known to legally vote in colonial America. This occurred at a town meeting in the New England town of Uxbridge in Massachusetts Colony, on October 30, 1756.
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2 February 1712 Mendon, Massachusetts Colony, British America
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Died |
9 November 1778 (aged 66) Uxbridge, Massachusetts State Revolutionary United States
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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