,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,enzi 7= himself & ,mr4       
,b>rasso7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,decemb] #aj1 #bjai1 z ,wyom+
 ,wom5's ,suffrage ,day4  ,:]eas !      
epi!ts = ! ,/ate ( ,wyom+ are ! ,c[boy  
,/ate &1 m aptly1 ! ,equality ,/ate2    
,:]eas ! (ficial ,/ate motto ( ,wyom+ is
 ,equal ,rights2 ,:]eas1 at ! f\nd+ ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! inh]5t "r ( wom5 to    
vote & p>ticipate 9 ! political process 
0 inhibit$2 ,:]eas ! contributions (    
wom5 to ! fight = ! indep5d5ce1 f\nd+1 &
 rise to prom95ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7   
ext5sive1 vital to ^? objectives1 &     
wor?y ( recognition2 ,:]eas wom51 l all 
p]sons1 h always inh]5tly held ! "r to  
vote & p>ticipate 9 gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,decemb] #aj1 #ahfi1 ! ,wyom+ ,t]ritory
 approv$ ! fir/ law 9 ! hi/ory ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to grant wom5 ! "r to vote
 & hold public (fice2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahfi1 !

 ,t]ritorial ,legislature ( ! ,wyom+    
,t]ritory also pass$ legislation =mally 
enabl+ wom5 to hold prop]ty & assur+    
equal pay = tea*]s2 ,:]eas ! gov]nm5t ( 
! ,wyom+ ,t]ritory 0 ! fir/ gov]nm5t to 
explicitly ackn[l$ge & affirm ! inh]5t  
"r ( wom5 to vote & to hold (fice2      
,:]eas ! ,wyom+ ,t]ritory grant$ wom5 ! 
"r to vote m ?an #bj ye>s be=e ,wyom+   
became ! #dd? ,/ate admitt$ to ! ,union2
 ,:]eas1 :5 ,congress invit$ ,wyom+ to  
jo9 ! ,union & dem&$ t wom5's suffrage  
be revok$1 ! ,wyom+ ,legislature said1  
,we w rema9 out ( ! ,union "o hundr$    
ye>s r ?an come 9 )\t ! wom52 ,:]eas1 on
 ,septemb] #f1 #ahgj1 ,l\isa ,g>dn]     
,swa9 became ! fir/ woman 9 ! _w to ca/ 
a ballot aft] be+ grant$ univ]sal       
suffrage 9 ,wyom+2 ,:]eas ! "r ( wom5 to
 vote 9 ,wyom+ has be5 ma9ta9$ 9        
p]petuity2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #g1 #ahgj1 9 
,l>amie1 ,wyom+1 ! fir/ jury 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to include wom5 0 sworn 92       
,:]eas1 9 #ahgj1 ,m>y ,atk9son s]v$ z ! 
fir/ female c\rt bailiff 9 ,l>amie1     

,wyom+2 ,:]eas ,e/h] ,hob>t ,morris 0   
appo9t$ to s]ve z ju/ice ( ! peace 9    
,febru>y #ahgj1 mak+ h] ! fir/ woman to 
s]ve z a judge 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2       
,:]eas1 9 #ahib1 ! wom5 ( ,wyom+ became 
! fir/ wom5 to vote 9 a presid5tial     
election2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahid1 ! p ( ,wyom+ 
elect$ ,e/elle ,reel to s]ve z ! ,/ate  
sup]9t5d5t ( public in/ruction1 mak+ h] 
"o ( ! fir/ wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
elect$ to s]ve 9 a /atewide (fice2      
,:]eas1 9 #aibj1 ! resid5ts ( ! t[n (   
,jackson1 ,wyom+1 elect$ a city c\ncil  
compos$ entirely ( wom51 ! fir/ all-wom5
 gov]nm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* 0 dubb$
 ! petticoat gov]nm5t by ! press2       
,:]eas1 9 #aibd1 ,wyom+ became ! fir/   
/ate to elect a female gov]nor1 ,nellie 
,tayloe ,ross2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #c1      
#aicc1 ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt
 appo9t$ ,nellie ,tayloe ,ross z        
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t1 mak+  
,ross ! fir/ woman to hold t position2  
,:]eas1 z ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,m9t1 ,nellie ,tayloe ,ross ov]saw !    

e/abli%m5t ( ! ,frankl9 half doll> & !  
beg9n+ ( ! production ( pro( co9s =     
public sale2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates did 
n endorse wom5's suffrage until #aibj1 )
 ! ratification ( ! #ai? ,am5dm5t to !  
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 #ej ye>s
 aft] ,wyom+2 ,:]eas ! decision ( ! p ( 
,wyom+ to endorse wom5's suffrage       
demon/rates ! =esight1 brav]y1          
individualism1 & hone/y ( ! citiz5s (   
,wyom+ & ! /aun* adh]5ce ( ! citiz5s (  
,wyom+ to ! /ori$ ,code ( ! ,we/2 ,:]eas
 a*iev+ vot+ rights = all wom5 requir$  
firm & cont9u+ resolve to ov]come       
reluctance1 & ev5 f]v5t opposition1 to  
rightful enfran*isem5t2 ,:]eas !        
mile/ones ( wom5's suffrage 9 ,wyom+    
illum9ate & /r5g!n ! h]itage ( ,wyom+ z 
! ,equality ,/ate2 ,:]eas ,decemb] #aj1 
#bjai1 m>ks ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ! date  
on :i* wom5's suffrage became law 9     
,wyom+2 & ,:]eas ! ongo+ contributions  
made by wom5 to ,wyom+ & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %\ld be recogniz$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,decemb]    

#aj1 #bjai1 z ,wyom+ ,wom5's ,suffrage  
,day2 &  7#b7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to obs]ve ! day ) appropriate    
c]emonies & activities4