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Suffrage Tablet Unveiling Highlights Wyoming’s Early Victory
The article recalls the suffrage tablet ceremony and honors William Bright and Esther Morris for initiating Wyoming’s 1869 suffrage act. It recounts Governor Campbell’s 1869-71 leadership, the 1869 first legislature, and the 1871 repeal battle, noting women’s pivotal role in securing and preserving voting rights and broader democracy.
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Wiliam H. Bright
South Pass City
Wyoming
Esther Norris
Joseph M. Carey
Cheyenne
L. R. Bresnahen
Frank Meanen
William Myers
Congress
Territory of
Johnson
Senate
United States
Grant
Howe
John A. Campbell
Dakota
Territory
Council
House of Representatives
Democratic
Srd
William HH. Wright
South Pass
Carter County
Esther Morris
South Pole
Bright
Morris
Washington
Campbell
Thos Few
Eald
W. Downey
Laramie City
Cates
Norman Potter
Evanston
FR. Nuckolls
Corlett
W. I Steele
Mr. Gates
Potter
Touwse
Ora Haley
Denver
Calawat
HS Oo. Nickerson
Lander
John C
Rawlins
Mo. Brown
Laramie
Amelia Vb
Mile
Marcie
Supreme Court of the United States
Weotming
Lucretia Mott
Quakrem
Elizabeth Cart Stanton
Asia
Anthony
Bia
Bert
Bode
Pribol
Alvere
Hen
Ler Snowledey
Ste
Worten
New Jersey
Wroe Mine