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1. 10best.usatoday.com › interests › explore10 reasons why Wyoming is known as the "Equality State" - 10Best

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   Aug 22, 2019 · This frontier territory led the charge for women’s rights and it was the first in the country to not only grant women the right to vote, but also allow women to serve on a jury, have a suffragist elected to the legislature, and elect the country’s first female governor. Nicknamed the "Equality State," Wyoming has a long history of ...

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3. www.deseret.com › 2022/7/18 › 23182391History of Wyoming: How the ‘equality state’ earned its ...

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   Jul 19, 2022 · The state of Wyoming evolved out of the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862, which called for the construction of a railroad to connect the eastern and western United States. By July 1867, settlers were already arriving, and Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, chief engineer of the Union Pacific, began the survey for a city at Cheyenne, which would become the ...

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4. www.realclearhistory.com › historiat › 2018/07/09Brief History of 'The Equality State' - RealClearHistory

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   Jul 9, 2018 · When the territory became a state one year later, suffrage was carried over and Wyoming became the first state in the union to grant voting rights to women. (Hence the nickname Equality State.) Other states in the Rockies quickly followed Wyoming’s lead, with Idaho (1896), Utah (1896), and Colorado (1893) all granting full voting rights to ...

5. www.wyo.gov › about-wyoming › wyoming-historyState of Wyoming - Wyoming History

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   Wyoming is also known as the "Equality State" because of the rights women have traditionally enjoyed here. Wyoming women were the first in the nation to vote, serve on juries and hold public office. In 1869, Wyoming's territorial legislature became the first government in the world to grant "female suffrage" by enacting a bill granting Wyoming ...

6. www.wyohistory.org › encyclopedia › wyoming-andWyoming and the Equal Rights Amendment | WyoHistory.org

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   Jul 29, 2019 · The amendment reads as follows: Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the ...

7. www.wyohistory.org › encyclopedia › wyoming-ratifiesWyoming Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment | WyoHistory.org

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   On Jan. 24, 1973, when the Wyoming Senate voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, supporters in the gallery cheered and rushed out to crown the nearby statue of Esther Hobart Morris with a garland of gold carnations. Only a day earlier, however, the outcome was deeply uncertain, despite Wyoming’s past record as the Equality State.

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   Why is Wyoming called Equality State?

   • In 1889, Wyoming’s voters approved the first constitution in the world to grant women the right to vote. When the territory became a state one year later, suffrage was carried over and Wyoming became the first state in the union to grant voting rights to women. (Hence the nickname Equality State.)

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   Who are Wyoming's 'Equality State' women?

   • Nicknamed the "Equality State," Wyoming has a long history of pioneering ladies. Some are well-known, like Annie Oakley, and others are unsung heroes, who fought for equal rights, championed for causes they believed in and made their mark in their own way. Here, learn about these women who blazed a path for others to proudly follow.

   10 reasons why Wyoming is known as the "Equality State" - 10Best

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   Why is Wyoming a white state?

   • White is the emblem of purity and uprightness over Wyoming. Blue, the color of the sky and mountains, is symbolic of fidelity, justice and virility. The Great Seal of the State of Wyoming was adopted by the second legislature in 1893, revised by the sixteenth legislature in 1921.

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   What does the Wyoming state flag symbolize?

   • The colors of the State Flag are the same as those of the National Flag. The red border represents the Indian; also the blood of the pioneers who gave their lives reclaiming the soil. White is the emblem of purity and uprightness over Wyoming. Blue, the color of the sky and mountains, is symbolic of fidelity, justice and virility.

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9. www.wyo.gov › about-wyoming › wyoming-facts-and-symbolsState of Wyoming - Wyoming Facts and Symbols

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   The colors of the State Flag are the same as those of the National Flag. The red border represents the Indian; also the blood of the pioneers who gave their lives reclaiming the soil. White is the emblem of purity and uprightness over Wyoming. Blue, the color of the sky and mountains, is symbolic of fidelity, justice and virility.