Tag Archives: women’s history

“The Fayr Bryght Shynynge Scalyd Fysshes”: How to Fish with Dame Juliana Berners

Posted on March 31, 2026 by ahcadmin

Izaak Walton’s 17th century book, The Complete Angler (1653), has gone down in history as one of the most famous treatises on fish and fishing. However, it was not the first of its kind. That honor goes to Dame Juliana … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Toppan Rare Books Library, Uncategorized, Women in History, Women in Publishing, Women Writers, women's history | Tagged color, fishing, Toppan Rare Books Library, women's history | Leave a comment

The Whirlwind Romance of Will and Lulu

Posted on February 9, 2026 by ahcadmin

Louisa’s mad, And I am glad, And I know how to please her! A bottle of wine To make her fine And her handsome beau to squeeze her! So taunted the children on the sidewalk by the home of Louisa … Continue reading →

Posted in American West, Biography and profiles, Uncategorized | Tagged 19th century, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Civil War era, courtship, Frontier Life, Kansas, Louisa Frederici Cody, marriage, McCracken Research Library, St. Louis, William F. Cody', women's history, WyoHistory.org, Wyoming | Leave a comment

Legacy 101: How Wyoming Remembers Nellie Tayloe Ross

Posted on January 3, 2026 by ahcadmin

On December 20, 1977, The Wyoming Eagle marked Nellie Tayloe Ross’ death with a simple but powerful headline: “Nellie Tayloe Ross Dies at 101.” Beneath it, the paper summarized her lifetime of public service and listed her achievements as first … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography and profiles, Political history, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history | Tagged Cheyenne, Democratic Party, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Political History, public art, Ross Hall, U.S. Mint, University of Wyoming, women's history, Wyoming governors | Leave a comment

Breaking the “Grass” Ceiling: Women Ranchers of Wyoming

Posted on October 6, 2025 by lwaggen2

When University of Wyoming graduate student Josie Corbett arrived at the American Heritage Center in 2024 as a Women in Public Life Fellow, she came with a mission: to investigate the “multifaceted contributions of women ranchers in Wyoming to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Oral history, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history | Tagged Agricultural labor, Big Piney, Care work, Cooksley sisters, Eleanor Stepp Johnston, Gender barriers, Josie Corbett, Kaycee, Kemmerer, LaBarge, Mary Budd Flitner, Patricia Frolander, Ranch Life, ranching history, Sundance, Toni David, Women in Public Life Fellowship, Women ranchers, women's history, Women's labor, Wyoming women, Wyoming Women's History Oral History Project | 1 Comment

Murder, Memory, and Victorian Gender: The Florence Maybrick Case

Posted on June 9, 2025 by ahcadmin

“Deep in the heart of the American Heritage Center lies a small but rich series of archival puzzle pieces that tell the story of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American lady found guilty of murdering her husband in 1889 Victorian England.” … Continue reading →

Posted in 19th century, Student projects, Uncategorized, women's history | Tagged American Heritage Center, Andrea Hasting, Archival Research, Arsenic poisoning, Battlecrease House, Court records, Dr. Peter Walker, Florence Maybrick, Gender ideology, Graduate student research, Historical bias, Historical methods, Legal History, Miscarriage of justice, Murder trial, Primary Sources, Prison reform, Trevor L. Christie, True womanhood, Victorian England, Victorian society, women's history | 1 Comment

Mrs. Money – Nellie Tayloe Ross

Posted on January 3, 2022 by ahcadmin

While Nellie Tayloe Ross is often remembered for being Wyoming’s first and only female governor, it is lesser known that she spent most of her career as the Director of the U.S. Mint. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her to … Continue reading →

Posted in American history, Political history, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history | Tagged Franklin D. Roosevelt, Government Service, Historical Figures, Mint Director, Mint Operations, Nellie Tayloe Ross, U.S. Mint, women's history, Women's Rights | Leave a comment

Suffrage for Women – The Push to Ratify the 19th Amendment

Posted on August 16, 2021 by ahcadmin

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 | Tagged 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace Raymond Hebard, National American Woman Suffrage Association, Suffrage, Women's Equality, women's history | Leave a comment

Votes for Women – The 1920 Ratification Campaign

Posted on December 8, 2019 by ahcadmin

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Putting the Women Back into Women’s Suffrage

Posted on November 3, 2019 by ahcadmin

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 | 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 | 6 Comments

Remembering Estelle Reel: Wyoming’s Educational Pioneer

Posted on January 6, 2019 by ahcadmin

In recognition of Estelle Reel, the first woman elected and to hold the office of state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming and the second woman elected and to hold a statewide office in the United States, January 7 of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Indian history, Uncategorized, Western history, women's history, Wyoming history | Tagged American Indian history, Education Reform, Estelle Reel, women's history, Wyoming history | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: women’s history

“The Fayr Bryght Shynynge Scalyd Fysshes”: How to Fish with Dame Juliana Berners

The Whirlwind Romance of Will and Lulu

Legacy 101: How Wyoming Remembers Nellie Tayloe Ross

Breaking the “Grass” Ceiling: Women Ranchers of Wyoming

Murder, Memory, and Victorian Gender: The Florence Maybrick Case

Mrs. Money – Nellie Tayloe Ross

Suffrage for Women – The Push to Ratify the 19th Amendment

Votes for Women – The 1920 Ratification Campaign

Putting the Women Back into Women’s Suffrage

Remembering Estelle Reel: Wyoming’s Educational Pioneer

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