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Archives Rewind Vol. 5
Welcome back! It’s that time again — more highlights from rewinding our “Archives on the Air” series. Let’s get Volume 5 on rewind… Episode 163 – Wyoming Defends Woman’s Suffrage – Morton E. Post Famly Papers Women’s Suffrage has been … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Amendment, Gale McGee, Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, Martin Luther King Jr., McCarthyism, Sesame Street, Suffrage, women's history, Wyoming, Wyoming House of Representatives, Wyoming Public Radio, Wyoming Senate
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Wyoming Legislator Liz Byrd’s Quest to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 21 is Wyoming Equality Day. Perhaps you wondered this morning as you sipped your coffee about how Wyoming Equality Day originated? Cheyenne native and Wyoming state legislator Harriett Elizabeth “Liz” Byrd was the guiding individual behind it, although a … Continue reading