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Seraph Young, a niece of Brigham Young, was the first woman to legally vote in the United States. In 1870, Utah became one of the first territories/states to grant women full voting rights.

Oct 01, 2020 Rock the Vote: First Female Vote Was Cast in Utah

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A major milestone in the women’s suffrage movement occurred on February 14, 1870, about 150 years ago. A woman by the name of Seraph Young, a schoolteacher from Salt Lake City, stopped at the polls on her way to work to cast her vote in...

Mar 09, 2020 BOOK OF THE WEEK — Woman’s Place — In the Fight for a Better World

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Woman's Place — In the Fight for a Better World Elizabeth Gurley Flynn New York: New Century Publishers, 1947 HQ1426 F72 1947 Women's Day is celebrated globally on March 8th every year. It's origins, however, are much closer to home than we might expect. Spurred on by labor and...

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Oct 01, 2020 Rock the Vote: First Female Vote Was Cast in Utah

Mar 09, 2020 BOOK OF THE WEEK — Woman’s Place — In the Fight for a Better World

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