Constitution of the proposed state of Wyoming: adopted in convention at Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 30, 1889
Title
Constitution of the proposed state of Wyoming: adopted in convention at Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 30, 1889
Subject
Wyoming. -- Constitution.
Creator
Wyoming was the first state in the Union to grant women equal suffrage with men. Legislators passed the Wyoming Suffrage Act of 1869 which gave women in the territory the right to vote. When the Wyoming became a state in 1890, women retained the right to vote.
Source
Cover
Title page
Pages 27-30
Publisher
Cheyenne, Wyo.: Cheyenne Leader Printing Co.
Date
1889
Language
English
Identifier
JK7625 1889 .A33
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Citation
Wyoming was the first state in the Union to grant women equal suffrage with men. Legislators passed the Wyoming Suffrage Act of 1869 which gave women in the territory the right to vote. When the Wyoming became a state in 1890, women retained the right to vote., “Constitution of the proposed state of Wyoming: adopted in convention at Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 30, 1889,” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed April 25, 2024, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/150.