In 1776 white male property owners got to vote. The only exception was when a woman was widowed and she inherited the property. As a property owner, then she was allowed to vote.  This was never mentioned in my 1970s and 1980s public school history books.   I only learned this about a month ago. Thanks for your insightful post. You are one smart woman. Men are deeply frustrated because they cannot find smart women like you because you are a very small minority.