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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 →
Celebrating the Stars and Stripes – Flag Day
June 14th marks the celebration of Flag Day in the United States. The date is significant in that the Second Continental Congress had, on that day in 1777, adopted the “Stars and Stripes” as the flag of a budding nation. … Continue reading →
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
2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the passage of Wyoming’s 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 … 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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