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Category Archives: Women in Politics
suffrage \ noun suf·frage \ ˈsə-frij , sometimes -fə-rij \ Definition: The right to vote, especially in political elections
Wyoming is unique among the states that form our nation, in granting women the right to vote in 1869. The territory of Wyoming paved the way for the rest of the country, not only by being the first to allow … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Gender Equality, Suffrage -- United States, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Women -- suffrage, Women in Politics, women's history, Women's suffrage, Wyoming history
Tagged American Politics, Gender equality, Political Equality, Suffrage, Voting Rights, Women in Government, women's suffrage, Women's Equality, Women's Rights
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Nellie Tayloe Ross: The (First) Governor Lady
On Nov 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, and became the first woman governor in the United States. Ross was elected a month after her husband, Governor William B. Ross, died suddenly of appendicitis. On the … Continue reading
Making Democracy Work: The League of Women Voters of Wyoming
The League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 at the final convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association with the purpose to teach women how to use their new voting power. Since then, the League has played an … Continue reading
Wyoming Equality Day: Liz Byrd’s quest to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Did you perhaps wonder as you sipped your coffee this morning about how Wyoming Equality Day originated? Cheyenne native and Wyoming state legislator Harriett Elizabeth “Liz” Byrd was the guiding individual behind it. Byrd was the first black woman to … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, Martin Luther King Jr., Political history, Social justice, Women in Politics, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, Liz Byrd, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, politics, Racial Discrimination, Wyoming Equality Day; Harriett Elizabeth Byrd;, Wyoming history
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