Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | February 2, 1712 |
Birth Place | Massachusetts |
Age | 307 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Nov 9, 1778 (age 66) |
Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Net worth: $3 million (2024)
About
Secured a place in the history books by becoming the first woman to ever legally vote in America, paving the way for early women's suffrage. The nature of the vote had to do with landowner and taxpayer status of her late husband's estate.
Before Fame
She married her husband Josiah Taft, a Lieutenant and later Captain in the French and Indian War, in 1731. The vote occurred in 1756.
Trivia
The 146A route in Massachusetts that leads to Rhode Island is named on her behalf.
Family Life
With Josiah she gave birth to eight children named Josiah, Ebenezer, Caleb, Asahel, Joel, Joel, Bazaleel, and Chloe.
Associated With
Emma Miller was a women's suffrage advocate while Taft was a suffrage pioneer.