CELEBRATING THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT SOUTH PASS CITY STATE HISTORIC SITE Near Lander Open mid-May–September WY INDEED LEFT TO RIGHT: ESTHER MORRIS HOME, WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM; SACAJAWEA’S GRAVESITE, KENNAN HARVEY. A noteworthy exhibit at The Wyoming House for Historic Women in Laramie is a display about Jackson’s all-women town council and female mayor, who were elected in 1920. Multiple women elected to the council even defeated their husbands in the election for the positions, according to Weldon Tuck, the museum’s executive director. William Bright, a resident of South Pass City, introduced the women’s suffrage bill to the Wyoming Territorial Legislature that passed in 1869. As a result, suffragette Esther Hobart Morris became the town’s justice of the peace — and the first woman to hold a political office in the U.S. You can tour many of South Pass City’s 23 original buildings, including the E.A. Slack structure, where Morris’ son operated a newspaper shop and now exhibits the local and national history of suffrage. southpasscity.com SACAJAWEA’S GRAVESITE Near Fort Washaskie Sacajawea is the Shoshone woman who accompanied explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to survey what is now the western U.S. See the final resting place of the famous Native American guide and interpreter along with her memorial statue at Sacajawea Cemetery, a peaceful site flanked by beautiful mountains on the Wind River Indian Reservation. windriver.org THE COWGIRLS OF THE WEST MUSEUM & EMPORIUM Cheyenne Open early May–September WY NOW? The Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Celebration will run December 2019 through September 2020 and include a big event at The Wyoming House for Historic Women in Laramie on Sept. 6, 2020, to commemorate the day Louisa Swain cast her vote. Check thelouisaswainfoundation. com for details as the milestone draws closer. This museum interprets the roles women played in taming the rough-and-tumble American West. Find out what life was like for gals in early pioneer and ranching homesteads and meet notable cowgirls in local and national history through displays of clothing and memorabilia. Don’t miss the documentary film playing at the museum’s theater, “Oh, You Cowgirl.” cowgirlsofthewestmuseum.com AMELIA EARHART’S WYOMING CONNECTION EXHIBIT Cody The record-breaking aviatress flew an experimental aircraft across the country in 1931 and made stops in Cheyenne, Laramie, Rock Springs and other Wyoming cities. At Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s exhibit, view candid photos of Earhart and her husband during their stay at a ranch owned by a friend near Meeteetse. The Meeteetse Museums also host an annual tour in mid-August of the Kirwin ghost town near Meeteetse, where the couple began the construction of a vacation cabin. centerofthewest.org , meeteetsemuseums.org Note: dates attractions are open may change. Call or check websites before you visit. TravelWyoming.com 75
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