Just so you know, Joe, The Athletic just charged my credit card for a renewal with no notice, in spite of the fact that we were told we'd get advance notice in case we didn't want to renew.
I have no idea who the first woman in my family to vote was. My grandmother was 15 in 1920, my other grandmother was 19 in 1920, so it probably wasn't either of them. Prior to the passage of the 19th amendment each state (or maybe even smaller political subdivisions than states) got to make its own rules for who could vote. Hence, in some places, women had been voting for at least decades before 1920. The Constitution doesn't say anything about women voting. It just says, to my recollection, that the qualification to vote for President will be the same as the qualification to vote in that state's election for its highest house in the state legislature. Quite an interesting question, actually.
Wyoming granted women the right to vote in 1870 to have enough citizens to become a territory. I am assuming that my great-great grandmother was the first woman to vote in my family all the way back in the mid to late 1870's. The family came to Wyoming about that time. It is my understanding that Wyoming was the first place on earth to allow women to vote. It would be an interesting study to find out how many localities in the country allowed women to vote in the decades leading up to 1920. I had a professor in college in 1969 who voted in the 1920 election. She told us how she, and I recall her saying, most women voted for Warren Harding because he was so handsome.
Joe this is two great web sites you helped to create this summer to celebrate two great events. Thanks.
Just so you know, Joe, The Athletic just charged my credit card for a renewal with no notice, in spite of the fact that we were told we'd get advance notice in case we didn't want to renew.
I have no idea who the first woman in my family to vote was. My grandmother was 15 in 1920, my other grandmother was 19 in 1920, so it probably wasn't either of them. Prior to the passage of the 19th amendment each state (or maybe even smaller political subdivisions than states) got to make its own rules for who could vote. Hence, in some places, women had been voting for at least decades before 1920. The Constitution doesn't say anything about women voting. It just says, to my recollection, that the qualification to vote for President will be the same as the qualification to vote in that state's election for its highest house in the state legislature. Quite an interesting question, actually.
Wyoming granted women the right to vote in 1870 to have enough citizens to become a territory. I am assuming that my great-great grandmother was the first woman to vote in my family all the way back in the mid to late 1870's. The family came to Wyoming about that time. It is my understanding that Wyoming was the first place on earth to allow women to vote. It would be an interesting study to find out how many localities in the country allowed women to vote in the decades leading up to 1920. I had a professor in college in 1969 who voted in the 1920 election. She told us how she, and I recall her saying, most women voted for Warren Harding because he was so handsome.
Joe this is two great web sites you helped to create this summer to celebrate two great events. Thanks.
Can I donate to the project?
Wow, that is an impressive website, sir.