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History Schmistory: September 6. Girl Power!

Saturday, September 6, 2025 by teammarcopolo in History, History Schmistory, Learn!

1870: Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman to legally cast a vote in the US general elections. She musta got up reeeeeeeeealy early.

By Bain News Service. Photographer unknown. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons