who had the right to vote in 1911
California Proposition 4 (1911) Proposition 4 of 1911 (or Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8) was an amendment of the Constitution of California that granted women the right to vote in the state for the first time. Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8 was sponsored by Republican State Senator Charles W. Bell from Pasadena, California.[1] It was adopted by the California State Legislature and approved by voters in a referendum held as part of a special election on October 10, 1911.