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1 There Is a Lot to Celebrate in March! 2 The Definitive Way to Load the Dishwasher 2 Positivity Is Infectious 3 Easy March Madness Chili 3 Get the Most Out of Your Credit Card 4 These 2 Women Prove Wyoming Is the ‘Equality State’
Known as the “Equality State,” Wyoming’s claim to gender-equality fame stretches all the way back to 1870. Since then, women in our state have been the first to serve on a jury and act as a bailiff, the first to serve as mayor of a town in the U.S., and the first to serve as a state Supreme Court Justice. This month, as we celebrate Women’s History Month and honor International Women’s Day on March 8, our team would like to highlight a number of the women who have cemented Wyoming’s status as a place for equality. The First Woman to Vote On Sept. 6, 1870, Louisa Swain cast a vote — and changed the world. Her action was the first time in Wyoming or U.S. history that a woman cast a ballot. A year prior, in 1869, the territory became the first in the nation to pass a suffrage law, called the Women’s Suffrage Act. There are many theories as to why Wyoming was the first, including the fact that only about 1,000 women — compared to 6,000 men — called the rugged frontier of Wyoming home. Historians believe Wyoming lawmakers, in an attempt to attract more women to the state, unknowingly set the stage for Louisa and other women to move women’s rights into a new era. Wyoming’s Trailblazers 2 WYOMING WOMEN WHO CHANGED HISTORY
N.T. Ross
L. Swain
The First Woman to Serve as Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross was a new widow when she was elected in 1925 as Wyoming’s first female governor — the first in the U.S. as well. Prior to that, her husband had served as the state’s governor for almost two years, and Nellie, knowing she had the knowledge and wisdom for a career of public service, too, decided to run and continue his legacy. She would serve for two years, but Nellie later campaigned for politicians across the U.S. In 1933, she was appointed as the director of the Bureau of the Mint. She was the first woman in the nation to hold that position, and she held the position for 20 years. At CHB, we’re proud to say more than half of our staff are women, and two serve in management and leadership positions. We believe it’s our diversity that helps us grow. Learn more about the dozens of other Wyoming women who have made history at WyoHistory.org.
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