Wyoming House for Historic Women
The Wyoming House For Historic Women , also known as Wyoming Women's History House [ 1] Laramie, Wyoming , United States, which celebrates the achievements of 13 women from the state of Wyoming.[ 2] Louisa Swain , the first woman in the United States to vote in a general election . She cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in Laramie, Wyoming .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
The Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza is outside the Wyoming House for Historic Women. A statue of Louisa Swain in her honor was dedicated in the Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza in 2005. The statue is called "The Franchise", and was created by John D. Baker.[ 7] [ 8]
The women
The women who form the subject matter of the museum are:[ 9]
Louisa Gardner Swain , first woman in the United States to vote in a general election , 1870[ 3] [ 4] Eliza Stewart , first woman in America selected to serve on a jury, 1870[ 10] [ 11] Martha Symons Boies Atkinson , first female bailiff in the United States, 1870[ 12] Lynne Cheney , wife of Vice President Dick Cheney [ 13] Barbara Cubin , first woman to represent Wyoming in Congress, starting in 1995[ 14] Verda James , first woman to serve a full term as the Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives [ 15] [ 16] Marilyn S. Kite , first female Chief Justice on the Wyoming Supreme Court , chosen in 2010[ 17] April Brimmer Kunz , first female President of the Wyoming Senate, starting in 2003 and ending in 2005[ 13] [ 18] All Woman Council of Jackson , an all-woman city government (including town council and mayor, who in turn appointed women to town marshal, town clerk and treasurer), elected in 1920[ 19] Anna Edith Miller , first woman licensed as a nurse in Wyoming, licensed in 1909[ 13] Esther Hobart Morris , first female justice of the peace in the United States, 1870[ 20] [ 21] Estelle Reel , first woman elected to Wyoming public office, as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, elected in 1895[ 22] Nellie Tayloe Ross , Governor and first female Director of the U.S. Mint[ 13]
References
^ "Wyoming's House for Historic Women" . VisitLaramie.org. Retrieved 22 August 2018 .^ 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 . ^ a b Beeton, Beverly (1986). Women vote in the West: the Woman Suffrage Movement, 1869–1896 . New York: Garland Science . p. 11. ISBN 978-0-8240-8251-2 ^ a b Danilov, Victor J. (2005). Women and museums: a comprehensive guide AltaMira Press . p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7591-0854-7 ^ "Wyoming House for Historic Women opens in Laramie" . Washington Examiner . 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2018-08-22 .^ "The Wyoming House for Historic Women ", in "Wyohistory.org." Laramie, Wyoming: Wyoming State Historical Society, retrieved online September 1, 2018.
^ " . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA .^ "The Wyoming House For Historic Women" . thelouisaswainfoundation.com . Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016 .^ "The Wyoming House For Historic Women" . Louisa Swain Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2018 .^ ‘’Laramie Boomerang’’, Oct. 16, 1917
^ Larson, T. A. (1979), History of Wyoming . Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press
^ "A List of Firsts for Wyoming Women" . WyoHistory.org . July 29, 2019. Archived from the original on Sep 27, 2023.^ a b c d "Ground broken for state museum honoring women" . The Billings Gazette . Sep 19, 2004. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.^ "CUBIN, Barbara L." US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives . Archived from the original on Jun 10, 2024.^ "Verda James, First Full-term Woman Speaker of Wyoming's House of Representatives | WyoHistory.org" . www.wyohistory.org . Retrieved 2019-11-13 .^ Freeman, Gary. "Notable Women In Wyoming Politics" . KGAB AM 650 . Retrieved 2019-11-14 . ^ Haderlie, Carrie (March 21, 2010). "First female named state supreme court chief justice" . Laramie Boomerang . Laramie, Wyoming. Retrieved December 4, 2014 . ^ "Past Officers of Wyoming's State Legislature" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . Dec 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2024.^ "Petticoat Rules: The first women leaders of Jackson 100 years ago" . Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news . 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-10-28 .^ Cummings, Kathryn Swim (2019). Esther Hobart Morris, The Unembellished Story of the Nation's First Female Judge . Glendo, WY: High Plains Press. ^ Delbride, Rena. "Trailblazer: Wyoming's first female judge, Esther Hobart Morris was ahead of her time" . Made in Wyoming, Our Legacy of Success . Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2009 . ^ Drake, Kerry (2014-11-08). "Estelle Reel, First Woman Elected to Statewide Office in Wyoming" . WyoHistory.org . Wyoming State Historical Society. Retrieved 2021-07-06 .
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