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| The Laramie Foundation |
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Located in downtown Laramie, Wyoming (On 2nd Street Between Grand and Garfield) The 13 Historic Wyoming Women Louisa Gardner Swain, Eliza Stewart, Martha Symons Boies, Esther Hobart Morris Lynne Cheney, Barbara Cubin, Verda Janes, Marilyn S. Kite, April Brimmer Kunz, Edith Miller, Estelle Reel, Nellie Tayloe Ross Mayor and All Woman Council of Jackson |
| Thirteen Wyoming Women helped to change the world, their nation and their state. |
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| Early in the morning on September 6, 1870 in Laramie, Wyoming, Louisa Swain, a 70 year old Quaker lady, became the first woman in the world to cast a ballot under laws giving women the right to vote with full civil equality to men. |
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| "We gather here to salute you and pay homage to your memory and your life - may the memory of your simple act of placing a ballot in a box lead us all to pledge to never give up the fight for the idea of equality for all." The Honorable Cynthia Lummis Former Wyoming State Treasurer September 7, 2003 (Dedication of the Plaza) |
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Wyoming Women's History House Hours of Operation: June 15 to September 15, 2008 Thursday through Saturday 1pm to 5pm The Plaza Open Monday Through Saturday 10am to 5pm |
| About The Foundation How To Contribute The 13 Historic Women Wyoming Women's History House The EnCana Lectures Events |
| The National Campaign For Louisa Swain (August 31, 2007 - September 6, 2008) |