March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:
Esther Hobart Morris:
On January 27, 1920, Wyoming voted to ratify the 19th Amendment. By August of 1920, 36 states (including Wyoming) ratified the amendment, ensuring that the right to vote could not be denied based on sex. But did you know that women in Wyoming already had the right to vote? In fact, Wyoming was the first territory or state in our nation's history to grant women the right to vote. The state capitol building in Cheyenne features a bronze statue of Esther Hobart Morris. She was the first female justice of the peace in the United States. She presided over dozens of cases while in office. The state of Wyoming legalized women’s suffrage in 1869. As a Wyoming resident, Morris could vote, but she continued to fight for suffrage rights for all American women. She was also vice-president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Student Council members we will have a meeting this Wednesday. Please check your email for further information.