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An early voting rights victory
The Territory of Wyoming opened its polls to women in 1869, half a century before the 19th Amendment was ratified. As the territory sought statehood, Wyoming women fought to protect their voting rights. This telegram from the governor confirms their success. Wyoming entered the union on June 27, 1890, and for the first time since New Jersey disfranchised women in 1807, women in a U.S. state enjoyed full voting rights. |