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Wyoming Women's History House
317 S. 2nd Street
Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 742-2919
Introduction
Early in the morning on September 6, 1870 in Laramie, Wyoming, Louisa Ann Gardner Swain became the first woman in the world to cast a ballot under laws granting women the right to vote with full civil equality with men. This law was contained in the 1869 Wyoming Suffrage Act, the first of its kind anywhere in the world. That same year in Laramie, Eliza Stewart became the first woman to serve on a jury and Martha Symons Boies became the first woman to serve as a bailiff. In South Pass City, Wyoming, Esther Hobart Morris became the first woman to serve in a judicial position. The Wyoming Women’s History House was constructed in 2003 to memorialize these extraordinary events that gave Wyoming its nickname, “The Equality State”. The History House contains exhibits, artifacts, and memorabilia that honor these and other notable Wyoming women whose achievements have made state and national history.
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