| The Laramie Foundation |
| Thirteen Wyoming Women helped to change the world, their nation and their state. |
| The Thirteen Women We Honor..... |
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| About The Foundation How To Contribute The 13 Historic Women Memorial House for Historic Women The EnCana Lectures Events |
| Louisa Gardner Swain: First woman in the world to cast a ballot with full equality to men, 1870. Eliza Stewart: First woman subpoenaed to serve on a court jury, 1870. Martha Symons Boies: First woman in the world appointed as a bailiff, 1870. Esther Hobart Morris: First woman to hold judicial office in the world, 1870. Lynne Cheney: Wyoming's first "2nd Lady". Barbara Cubin: First Woman elected to federal office from Wyoming. Verda James: First woman elected Speaker of the Wyoming House Marilyn S. Kite: First woman justice of The Wyoming Supreme Court April Brimmer Kunz: First woman elected President of The Wyoming Senate Edith Miller: First licensed nurse in Wyoming, 1909 Estelle Reel: First woman elected to statewide office in the nation, 1894. Nellie Tayloe Ross: First woman elected Governor in the United States, 1925 First woman director of the U.S. Mint, 1933 Mayor and All Woman Council: The All Woman Jackson Mayor and Town Council were elected in 1920. |
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