Dora McGrath

Dora McGrath was an American politician who was the first woman elected to the Wyoming State Senate in 1930.[1][2] Hailing from Thermopolis,[3] she was elected as a Republican. McGrath, a resident of Thermopolis, Wyoming, represented Hot Springs County in the Senate.[4] She also served as a delegate from Wyoming to the 1932 Republican National Convention.[5][6]

In April 1929, McGrath founded the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association.[4]

References
  1. "Wyoming Women in the Legislature" (PDF). Historical Information. Wyoming: Wyoming Ssecretary of State Office. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. Associated Press (January 19, 1931). "Nation's 147 Women Legislators Active". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 29, 2010.("In Wyoming, where women have been voting since 1869, Mrs. Dora McGrath is the first woman ever elected to the senate. Following her election last September she remarked that rather than go down to the legislature she would prefer to 'stay home and win prizes for my apple pies.'")
  3. Larson, T.A. History of Wyoming p.442 (2nd ed. 1990)(ISBN 978-0803279360)
  4. "About the Museum: Our History". Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. Thermopolis, Wyoming: Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  5. Female Politicians in Wyoming, The Political Graveyard, Retrieved March 29, 2010
  6. Wyoming Delegation to the 1932 Republican National Convention, The Political Graveyard, Retrieved March 29, 2010


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