Lydia Taft

Lydia Taft
Born
Lydia Chapin

(1712-02-02)February 2, 1712
DiedNovember 9, 1778(1778-11-09) (aged 66)
Known forAmerica's first woman voter
SpouseJosiah Taft
ChildrenBazaleel Taft Sr. and seven other children
Parent(s)Seth and Bethia Chapin

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.