Wyoming Territory: First State to Grant Voting Rights
On December 10, 1869 Wyoming legislators passed the bill, granting women the right to vote in state elections. Wyoming became the first state to officially grant women the right to vote in America. Although it was a major accomplishment for the women’s suffragist movement, Legislatures were more motivated by free publicity rather than their commitment to women’s rights. Due to the rough and isolated terrain, the territory was mostly populated by men. Many hoped that by giving women suffrage, they would attract more single women into the region.
Other states soon followed Wyoming's footsteps, giving women full or partial suffrage before the 19th amendment in 1920. Colorado passed the bill in 1893, followed by Utah and Idaho in 1896. However it wasn’t until 1920, nearly a seventy years since the women's suffrage movement began did women …show more content…
It was June 4, 1919 when congress passed the nineteenth amendment, which guaranteed all American women their right to vote. On August 18, 1920, the nineteenth amendment was ratified and the US constitution granted women the right to vote in both state and federal elections. On November 2 of that same year, almost 8 million women across the US voted for the first time. It was a tremendous victory for women’s rights activists in America, and inspired more women to fight for equal rights and opportunities in America.
After almost a century of protesting and fighting for the right to vote, suffragists could finally celebrate their victory. Out of the 300 people who attended the Seneca Falls Convention, only one woman lived to see the 19th amendment pass. Charlotte Woodward Pierce was only 19 years old when she attended the convention and 91 when woman finally received the right to vote.
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On December 10, 1869 Wyoming legislators passed the bill, granting women the right to vote in state elections. Wyoming became the first state to officially grant women the right to vote in America. Although it was a major accomplishment for the women’s suffragist movement, Legislatures were more motivated by free publicity rather than their commitment to women’s rights. Due to the rough and isolated terrain, the territory was mostly populated by men. Many hoped that by giving women suffrage, they would attract more single women into the region.
Other states soon followed Wyoming's footsteps, giving women full or partial suffrage before the 19th amendment in 1920. Colorado passed the bill in 1893, followed by Utah and Idaho in 1896. However it wasn’t until 1920, nearly a seventy years since the women's suffrage movement began did women …show more content…
It was June 4, 1919 when congress passed the nineteenth amendment, which guaranteed all American women their right to vote. On August 18, 1920, the nineteenth amendment was ratified and the US constitution granted women the right to vote in both state and federal elections. On November 2 of that same year, almost 8 million women across the US voted for the first time. It was a tremendous victory for women’s rights activists in America, and inspired more women to fight for equal rights and opportunities in America.
After almost a century of protesting and fighting for the right to vote, suffragists could finally celebrate their victory. Out of the 300 people who attended the Seneca Falls Convention, only one woman lived to see the 19th amendment pass. Charlotte Woodward Pierce was only 19 years old when she attended the convention and 91 when woman finally received the right to vote.
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