The 70-Year-Old Grandmother Who Cast the First Vote
On September 6, 1870, 70-year-old Louisa Ann Swain walked to the ballot box in Laramie, Wyoming, and became the first woman celebrated for voting in a United States general election.
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Wyoming Gives Women the Vote — 51 Years Before the Nation
On December 10, 1869, Wyoming Territory granted women full voting rights and the right to hold office — the first government in the United States to do so.