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- 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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Aug 22, 2019 · 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...
Jul 19, 2022 · The first state to grant female suffrage was Wyoming in 1869, earning it the nickname the Equality State. This wasn’t because Wyoming’s customs and norms favored women compared to other parts of the world.
Jul 9, 2018 · It’s nickname, the “Equality State” can seem somewhat of a misnomer given Wyoming’s conservative politics and high GDP (PPP) per capita (it ranks seventh in the union), but a closer look at this state’s relatively unknown history highlights how and why Wyoming came to be known as the Equality State.
Aug 6, 2020 · This is the story of how the political decision was made to grant the few women who were residents of Wyoming Territory in 1869, equal political rights with men. It is the story of why that decision was made in the rough, violent, mostly lawless, women-starved, newly minted territory on the western frontier, called Wyoming.
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Barron, Joan. Email to author. Oct. 23, 2019.Casper Star-Tribune. Articles and letters to the editor, Dec. 2, 12, 1972, Jan. 1, 5, 6, 10, 14-18, 20, 21, 23-29, 31, 1973, Feb. 3, 4, 11, 18, 23, 1973. Newspapers.com. Database available to patro...Hathaway, Stanley K. “Message to the Forty-Second Wyoming Legislature.” Jan. 10, 1973. Cheyenne, Wyo.: Legislative Service Office, House Journal 1973, 486-503. Wyoming State Archives, Cheyenne, Wyo.“Equal Rights Amendment.” Alice Paul Institute, accessed Oct. 29, 2019 at https://www.equalrightsamendment.org.“Equal Rights Amendment.” Wikipedia, accessed Oct. 29, 2019 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment.Thoet, Alison. “Equal Rights Amendment Edges Closer to Reality.” PBS News Hour, Nov. 22, 2019, accessed Nov. 23, 2019 at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/equal-rights-amendment-edges-closer-to...Wyoming State Archives. “Wyoming and the Equal Rights Amendment.” July 29, 2019. WyoHistory.org, accessed Oct. 29, 2019 at /encyclopedia/wyoming-and-equal-rights-amendment.“The 19th Amendment And The Women’s Suffrage Movement.” Parker/Waichman LLP, accessed Jan. 6, 2021 at https://www.yourlawyer.com/library/19th-amendment-womens-suffrage-movement/. A Web page packed with information and useful links.
The three photos are from Wyoming State Archives, with special thanks to staffer Suzi Taylor for locating them.The anti-ERA ad ran on p. 11 of the Casper Star-Tribune Jan. 14, 1973. Located with the help of Newspapers.com and the reference desk at the Natrona County Library. Used with thanks.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 ...
Nov 10, 2020 · Ruby Hanson and Erica Unger examine two aspects of equality in Wyoming. The first woman governor of Wyoming and the first Black woman representative in the state.
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