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July 10, 1890 - Wyoming was made the 44th state admitted to the Union even though its population did not quite qualify it for statehood.             © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
Area - 97,819 sq. miles        Capital - Cheyenne
Motto - Equal Rights    Nickname - Equality State

- The Wyoming Territory is created July 25, 1868.
- As the Wyoming Territory is being organized in 1869, John A. Campbell becomes the first territorial governor.
- Governor Campbell, in 1869, signed the "Female Suffrage" bill making Wyoming the first to give women the right to vote. © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
- Esther Hobart Morris of South Pass City is appointed in 1870 as Justice of the Peace, the first woman to hold the position. She is the first woman government official.
- Women are first allowed to serve jury duty in March, 1870 in Laramie.
- Wyoming Territory became a state in 1890 becoming the 44th admitted into the Union, July 10.
- In 1890 Wyoming becomes the first state to grant women the right to vote in all elections.
- Mrs. Cort F. Meyer (Estelle Reel) is elected in 1894 as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. She is one of the first women in the U.S. elected to a state office.
- Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross Is elected in 1924 as the first woman governor in Wyoming and one of the first two women governors in the U.S.
- Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1933 becomes the first woman director of the U.S. Mint. She serves until 1955.
- The state sales tax adopted in 1935.
- 1941 - Richard Cheney, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, grows up in Casper, Wyoming, and earns a bachelor's and master's of arts degrees at the University of Wyoming. In 1989 Dick Cheney is appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense. As running mate to George W Bush, Cheney becomes Vice President in 2001 serving two terms.
- 1950 sees the first woman jury since 1870. © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
- Drinking age is raised to 21 in 1988.
- Voters approve The term limitation initiative is approved by the voters in 1992.
- Former Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan is appointed Ambassador to Ireland in 1998.
- Richard Cheney is elected Vice President in 2000.

One Vote Counts in Wyoming.
Sources - http://www.shgresources.com - http://www.legacy98.org/timeline.html - http://www.amazoncastle.com/feminism/sufftime.shtml - http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/USA_Ministers.htm - http://www.elmersflag.com/products.cfm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mottos - http://www.livgenmi.com/statemotto.htm

TimeLine of Wyoming

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