A Note From Cottonwood Corners

A Note From Cottonwood Corners

The origins of the wo m e n ’ s suffrage movement in America began in the West. Virtually all of the western states enfranchised women long before states in the east granted women the vote. The movement was partly tied to the abolition campaigns before and during the Civil War, but it was Wyoming and Utah where women first legally cast ballots. Colorado and Idaho followed shortly afterwards.