CSPAN3 Wyoming Womens Suffrage July 13, 2024
Exploring the american story. Like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Next, a look at one of our cities tour visits. We are in the womens hallway of the Laramie Plains museum and islands and mansion. We begin to tell you the story of why wyoming was so unique, granting women this right to vote, hold property, and elected office. December 10 of 1869, our wyoming Territorial Legislature dictated this, and it was signed by governor campbell, granting women this act. So remarkable that we have a copy of this. They have it at the capitol, but we have this cop...