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Wyoming was the first place in the world to incorporate women's suffrage, although other jurisdictions had already given limited suffrage to women who met various property qualifications. [1] A U.S. territory in 1869, Wyoming's first territorial legislature voted to give women the right to vote and to hold public office. [ 2 ]
Just look at Wyoming, where women gained the right to vote all the way back in 1869, a full 20 years before the territory became the country’s 44th state in 1890, and more than 50 years before ...
During its territorial era, the Wyoming Legislature played a crucial role in the Suffragette Movement in the United States.In 1869, only four years following the American Civil War, and another 35 years before women's suffrage became a highly visible political issue in both the U.S., Britain, and elsewhere, the Wyoming Legislature granted all women above the age of 21 the right to vote.
Esther Hobart Morris (August 8, 1814 – April 2, 1902) [a] was an American judge who was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States. [1] She began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, serving a term of nearly nine months.
The focus turns to working at the state level. Wyoming renewed general women's suffrage, becoming the first state to allow women to vote. [6] [3] [8] 1890: A suffrage campaign loses in South Dakota. [6] 1893: After a campaign led by Carrie Chapman Catt, Colorado men vote for women's suffrage. [6]
Wyoming granted women the right to vote in 1869, prior to joining the Union, and was the first place in America to do so. This was a significant milestone for women's suffrage and paved the way for other states to follow suit. [2] As a state with a strong Republican tradition, Wyoming tends to favor the Republican Party in presidential elections.
As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Wyoming.
This is a list of Wyoming suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Wyoming. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( July 2022 )