Wyoming's Sufragette Movement

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Well before attaining statehood in 1890, Wyoming had gained the distinction of being the first government in the nation to appoint a woman to public office, and the first to grant women the vote. This paper examines Wyoming's reputation for being the Equality State when it comes to women's suffrage. It explores the history of women's rights and the personalities who influenced this history.

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"One story goes that the delegates were sending regular telegrams home to Wyoming reporting the progress of negotiations. When the men of the delegation declared that they would return home rather than disenfranchise their women it is reputed that the women who were waiting in Cheyenne for news replied in their own telegram. "Do what you must", the legend goes, "we trust our men to return the vote to us when we have statehood." No copy of this purported message is in existence but, it is given such credence that it appears in the exhibit to the Equality State in Wyoming's capital."

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