Wyoming House for Historic Women

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The Wyoming House For Historic Women, also known as Wyoming Women's History House[1] is a museum in downtown Laramie, Wyoming, United States, which celebrates the achievements of 13 women from the state of Wyoming.[2] It was established by the Louisa Swaine Foundation, which honors Louisa Swain, the first woman to vote in the United States. The museum opened in 2012.[3]

In 1870, according to the Wyoming State Historical Society, Swain became "the first woman in the world to cast a ballot under laws giving women and men equal voting rights".[4]

The women[]

The women who form the subject matter of the museum are celebrated as having been the first in Wyoming, or the United States, or the world, to achieve certain positions:[5]

  • Louisa Gardner Swain, voting, 1870
  • Eliza Stewart, juror, teacher, library founder
  • , jury bailiff
  • Lynne Cheney, "2nd lady"
  • Barbara Cubin, elected to US House of Representatives 1995-2009
  • Verda James, speaker of Wyoming House in 1969
  • Marilyn S. Kite, First Woman Justice & Chief Justice of Wyoming Supreme Court
  • , President of The Wyoming Senate
  • All Woman Council of Jackson, elected 1920
  • , nurse
  • Esther Hobart Morris, Justice of Peace
  • Estelle Reel, pioneer public office holder
  • Nellie Tayloe Ross, Governor and Director of the U.S. Mint.

References[]

  1. ^ "Wyoming's House for Historic Women". VisitLaramie.org. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ Bloom, Laura Begley (2018-03-19). "A State-By-State Guide To The Top Women's History Landmarks In America". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  3. ^ "Wyoming House for Historic Women opens in Laramie". Washington Examiner. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  4. ^ "The Wyoming House for Historic Women", in "Wyohistory.org." Laramie, Wyoming: Wyoming State Historical Society, retrieved online September 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Wyoming House For Historic Women". Louisa Swain Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

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