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  1. www.wyohistory.org › list-firsts-wyoming-womenA List of Firsts for Wyoming Women | WyoHistory.org

    Jul 29, 2019 · First Presidential Election in Which Women Voted: 1892, Wyoming was the only state with women's suffrage during that election. First Woman Elected to a State-wide Office in Wyoming: Estelle Reel was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1894, the second in the nation following Laura J. Eisenhuth of North Dakota's election in 1892.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Women's_suffrage_in_WyomingWomen's suffrage in Wyoming - Wikipedia

    In 1870, Louisa Swain was one of the first women to vote in Wyoming Territory. She lived and voted in Laramie, Wyoming. In September 1870, women throughout the Territory finally got the chance to vote in Wyoming's second election.

  3. www.intermountainhistories.org › items › showFirst to Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Wyoming | Intermountain ...

    Esther H. Morris, a supporter of women’s suffrage in Wyoming, was appointed as a justice of the peace in 1870, making her the first woman to hold judicial office in the United States and possibly the world.

  4. www.womenshistory.org › education-resourcesBiography: Louisa Ann Swain - National Women's History Museum

    On September 6, 1870, 70-year-old Louisa Ann Swain, a grandmother with white hair peeking out from beneath her bonnet, stepped up to the ballot box in Laramie, Wyoming and cast her vote in the general election. In doing so, she became the first woman to legally cast a ballot since 1807, the year New Jersey took away a woman’s right to vote.

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  6. www.nps.gov › articles › wyoming-women-s-historyWyoming and the 19th Amendment - U.S. National Park Service

    In fact, Wyoming was the first territory or state in our nation's history to grant women the right to vote. When Wyoming was still a territory, legislators passed the Wyoming Suffrage Act of 1869. This act gave women in the territory the right to vote.

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