USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A legislature made entirely of men passed the woman’s suffrage bill in 1869 entitled “An Act to Grant to the Women of Wyoming Territory the Right of Suffrage, and to Hold Office.” The territory retained its woman suffrage law even when that law could have jeopardized the Wyoming Territory’s application for statehood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wyoming passed the first woman suffrage law on December 10, 1869, and women voted for the first time in 1870. The word suffrage comes from the Latin word suffragium, meaning the right to vote. Women in the United States had fought for suffrage since the time of Andrew Jackson’s presidency in the 1820s.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Wyoming, some men were also motivated by sheer loneliness–in 1869, the territory had over 6, 000 adult males and only 1, 000 females, and area men hoped women would be more likely to settle in the rugged and isolated country if they were granted the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest suffrage victories were in the west. The territory of Wyoming granted women the vote in 1869. Then when Wyoming became a state in 1890, the new government was the first state to allow women to vote.

Detailed explanation-5: -Louisa Swain of Laramie cast the first documented vote by a woman in Wyoming. Augusta C. Howe of Cheyenne is said to have been the first in Cheyenne, following Swain by 30 minutes. 1st Presidential Election in Which Women Voted: 1892, Wyoming was the only state with women’s suffrage during that election.