On this day in history, Wyoming Territory formed, proved global leader for women's suffrage
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The Wyoming Territory was formed on this day in history, July 25, 1868. It also became the first area of the U.S. to grant women the right to vote, decades before the rest of the world.
Louisa Swain of Wyoming cast the first documented vote by a woman in the United States in 1870. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The following year, 1869, Wyoming became the first American state or territory to grant women the right to vote.
Women in Wyoming also gained important access to the judicial system for the fist time in United States history.
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