On this day in history, December 10, 1869, Wyoming is first territory to grant women the right to vote
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Wyoming territory legislators passed and signed a bill into law allowing women the right to vote on this day in history, Dec. 10, 1869. Wyoming led the nation in doing so.
Yet according to History.com, part of the decision was stirred by interest in free publicity — and other "unsavory" motives. Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital.
Some men recognized the importance of women during the settlement of the frontier, but others believed that voting for women’s suffrage would strengthen conservative voting blocks, History.com reports.
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