Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 5 Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 5 August 30, 2010 Secretary of State's Office 1877. Indicating a widely held belief that women owned a “sphere” of authority in the realm of home and family, Washington’s Territorial Legislature granted tax-paying women the right to vote in school elections. One firmly planted step forward…