The Wyoming House For Historic Women, also known as Wyoming Women's History House[1] is a museum in downtown
Laramie, Wyoming, United States, which celebrates the achievements of 13 women from the state of Wyoming.[2] It was established by the Louisa Swain Foundation, which honors
Louisa Swain, the first woman in the United States to vote in a
general election. She cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in
Laramie, Wyoming.[3][4] The museum opened in 2012.[5] The Wyoming State Historical Society says Swain was "the first woman in the world to cast a ballot under laws giving women and men equal voting rights".[6]
The Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza is outside the Wyoming House for Historic Women. A statue of Louisa Swain in her honor was dedicated in the Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza in 2005. The statue is called "The Franchise", and was created by John D. Baker.[7][8]
The women
The women who form the subject matter of the museum are:[9]
April Brimmer Kunz, first female President of the Wyoming Senate, starting in 2003 and ending in 2005[13][18]
All Woman Council of Jackson, an all-woman city government (including town council and mayor, who in turn appointed women to town marshal, town clerk and treasurer), elected in 1920[19]
The Wyoming House For Historic Women, also known as Wyoming Women's History House[1] is a museum in downtown
Laramie, Wyoming, United States, which celebrates the achievements of 13 women from the state of Wyoming.[2] It was established by the Louisa Swain Foundation, which honors
Louisa Swain, the first woman in the United States to vote in a
general election. She cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in
Laramie, Wyoming.[3][4] The museum opened in 2012.[5] The Wyoming State Historical Society says Swain was "the first woman in the world to cast a ballot under laws giving women and men equal voting rights".[6]
The Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza is outside the Wyoming House for Historic Women. A statue of Louisa Swain in her honor was dedicated in the Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza in 2005. The statue is called "The Franchise", and was created by John D. Baker.[7][8]
The women
The women who form the subject matter of the museum are:[9]
April Brimmer Kunz, first female President of the Wyoming Senate, starting in 2003 and ending in 2005[13][18]
All Woman Council of Jackson, an all-woman city government (including town council and mayor, who in turn appointed women to town marshal, town clerk and treasurer), elected in 1920[19]