Wyoming House for Historic Women
The Wyoming House For Historic Women, also known as Wyoming Women's History House[1] is a museum in downtown Laramie, Wyoming, United States, which celebrates the achievements of 13 women from the state of Wyoming.[2] It was established by the Louisa Swaine Foundation, which honors Louisa Swain, the first woman to vote in the United States. The museum opened in 2012.[3]
In 1870, according to the Wyoming State Historical Society, Swain became "the first woman in the world to cast a ballot under laws giving women and men equal voting rights".[4]
The women
The women who form the subject matter of the museum are celebrated as having been the first in Wyoming, or the United States, or the world, to achieve certain positions:[5]
- Louisa Gardner Swain, voting, 1870
- Eliza Stewart, juror, teacher, library founder
- Martha Symons Boies, jury bailiff
- Lynne Cheney, "2nd lady"
- Barbara Cubin, elected to US House of Representatives 1995-2009
- Verda James, speaker of Wyoming House in 1969
- Marilyn S. Kite, judge
- April Brimmer Kunz, President of The Wyoming Senate
- All Woman Council of Jackson, elected 1920
- Edith Miller, nurse
- Esther Hobart Morris, Justice of Peace
- Estelle Reel, pioneer public office holder
- Nellie Tayloe Ross, Governor and Director of the U.S. Mint.
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.
- "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.
- "The Wyoming House For Historic Women". Louisa Swain Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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