Tag Archives: women's suffrage

Territory Girl, Statehood Pioneer: Mary Godat Bellamy’s Wyoming Story

Posted on July 7, 2025 by ahcadmin

Imagine hearing the actual voice of someone who watched Civil War soldiers march past her childhood home, then lived to see the atomic age. That’s exactly what you can experience with Mary Godat Bellamy’s 1947 recordings—a remarkable audio document from … Continue reading →

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“Two Pull Better Than One”: The Love Story of Grace and Agnes

Posted on February 10, 2025 by ahcadmin

In the early days of Wyoming statehood, when Laramie was still finding its footing as a frontier town, two extraordinary women found each other. Grace Raymond Hebard and Agnes Wergeland would go on to become pivotal figures in the University … Continue reading →

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1926 Revisited: Nellie Tayloe Ross, First Woman Governor, Wins Again?

Posted on December 30, 2024 by ahcadmin

Picture this: It’s a crisp autumn day in 1926, and Wyoming’s capitol building in Cheyenne is buzzing with excitement. Election results are trickling in, and against all odds, Nellie Tayloe Ross has just secured a second term as governor. The … Continue reading →

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Wyoming’s Grand Old Man Joseph Carey

Posted on March 20, 2023 by ahcadmin

Many people who have visited Wyoming’s capitol city at one time or another have probably driven on Carey Avenue. This well-traveled thoroughfare goes through the heart of Cheyenne on the west side of the State Capitol. But from where does … Continue reading →

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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 →

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suffrage \ noun suf·frage \ ˈsə-frij , sometimes -fə-rij \ Definition: The right to vote, especially in political elections

Posted on December 10, 2017 by ahcadmin

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 →

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The 19th Amendment and Wyoming’s own Grace Raymond Hebard

Posted on August 18, 2016 by mmarcusse

“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 →

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