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Suffrage for Women – The Push to Ratify the 19th Amendment
On August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, guaranteeing American women the right to vote. Before that date, Wyoming women had long been known for leading trailblazing efforts towards women’s rights. In 1869, the territory was the first in … Continue reading →
Posted in American history, Politics, Suffrage -- United States, Uncategorized, Women -- suffrage, women's history, Women's suffrage, Wyoming history
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Tagged 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace Raymond Hebard, National American Woman Suffrage Association, Suffrage, Women's Equality, women's history
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Votes for Women – The 1920 Ratification Campaign
Grace Raymond Hebard and Carrie Chapman Catt On June 4, 1919, the Senate passed the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. The amendment stated: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or … Continue reading →
Posted in Local history, Politics, Suffrage -- United States, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, western politics and leadership, Women -- suffrage, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
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Tagged 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace Raymond Hebard, National American Woman Suffrage Association, politics, Suffrage, women's suffrage, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
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Putting the Women Back into Women’s Suffrage
In 1869, Wyoming passed its groundbreaking woman suffrage law. Wyoming’s women were voting and holding public office decades before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920. Indeed, the successful implementation of woman suffrage in Wyoming and other western states was critical … Continue reading →
Posted in grants, Laramie, Local history, Suffrage -- United States, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Women -- suffrage, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
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Tagged 19th Amendment, Amalia Post, Emma Smith DeVoe, Grace Hebard, Grace Raymond Hebard, Laramie County, Mary Bellamy, Nineteenth Amendment, Suffrage, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
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Votes for Women! Remembering Carrie Chapman Catt, Suffragist
Agnes Wright Spring (1894-1988), a protégé of University of Wyoming professor and librarian Dr. Grace Raymond, published a wonderful set of anecdotes in 1981 titled Near the Greats. Through her years as a prominent historian in both Wyoming and Colorado, … Continue reading →
Posted in American history, Local history, Suffrage -- United States, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Women -- suffrage, women's history, Wyoming history
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Tagged 19th Amendment, Agnes Wright Spring, Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace Raymond Hebard, League of Women Voters, National American Woman Suffrage Association, Suffrage, Women's Equality, women's history, Women's Rights
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The 19th Amendment and Wyoming’s own Grace Raymond Hebard
“To get thirty sixth state, mobilizing one woman each state…want you and only you…” So wrote national woman suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt on April 12, 1920 in a telegram to Wyoming historian, prolific writer, and noted University of Wyoming … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized, Women -- suffrage, Women in History, women's history, Women's suffrage, Wyoming history
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Tagged 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace Hebard, Grace Raymond Hebard, Suffrage, Women Empowerment, women's suffrage, Women's Equality, women's history, Women's Rights
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