Wyoming Women's Suffrage
2019-11-02T08:50:24-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/9b1/20191102085255003_hd.jpgWyoming’s territorial assembly passed the Women’s Suffrage Act on December 10, 1869, which opened avenues for the state’s first woman bailiff, their first woman voter, and eventually America’s first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Laramie Plains Museum Executive Director Mary Mountain gave a tour of the museum’s Suffrage exhibit and highlighted the women of Wyoming who became some of the most prominent pioneers in history.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Toledo, Ohio, from October 5-9, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Toledo, Ohio, from October 5-9, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Wyoming’s territorial assembly passed the Women’s Suffrage Act on December 10, 1869, which opened avenues for the state’s first woman bailiff, their first woman voter,… read more
Wyoming’s territorial assembly passed the Women’s Suffrage Act on December 10, 1869, which opened avenues for the state’s first woman bailiff, their first woman voter, and eventually America’s first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Laramie Plains Museum Executive Director Mary Mountain gave a tour of the museum’s Suffrage exhibit and highlighted the women of Wyoming who became some of the most prominent pioneers in history.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Toledo, Ohio, from October 5-9, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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