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Women's rights organizations in other western states looked to Wyoming as a model. [25] Women had held office in a range of capacities. [2] In 1880, Susan Johnson was appointed postmaster in Cheyenne and Mary Bellamy became the first woman to serve in a state legislature. Wyoming women exercised their right to vote: in the 1880s nearly 90% of ...
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.
For now, abortion is still legal in Wyoming, but the Legislature's Democrats are taking a proactive stance while the state's reproductive rights are being decided in court. "It's about freedom ...
Feb. 27—CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill to prohibit gender-transitioning treatment for minors. The vote was 26-5 in favor of Senate File 99, "Chloe's law ...
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 ...
Seraph Young, the niece of Brigham Young, was the first woman to vote under a women's equal suffrage law in the United States, due to a municipal election held on February 14, 1869 (Wyoming had recognized women's right to vote earlier that year, but had not yet held an election). [66]
Apr. 10—CHEYENNE — Everyone knows Wyoming earned its nickname as The Equality State because it was the first state to grant women the right to vote in 1890. What might not be as well known ...
The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 31 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. Members of the Senate serve four-year terms without term limits.