 Chamberlain left Shelton, his secretary, in charge for the weekend.It was another three and a half years before women were allowed to vote in Oregon.The first female acting governor to be entrusted with substantial duties while in office was Soledad Chávez de Chacón, who held the powers and duties of Governor of New Mexico for 2 weeks in 1924 while Governor James F. Hinkle attended the Democratic Convention in New York.