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Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from Radiotopia, my name is Jody Avergan.

This day July 23rd, 1890, Wyoming is celebrating their newly won statehood.

Wyoming had become the 44th state earlier in the month,

and here's what's interesting about this day, the 23rd.

On this day, a woman by the name of Teresa Jenkins

was invited to deliver the keynote speech at the statehood

celebration and Jenkins was among none of the things a strong advocate for women's

right to vote. This was a big part of Wyoming's identity at the time that the Wyoming Territory had already granted

women the right to vote for about 20 years and they made keeping that right to vote a precondition

for joining the Union. So this is to talk about Wyoming, the

rocky road towards women's suffrage, and this larger question of why it was the

territories that sometimes seem to be at the forefront of this issue. I am

joined as always by Nicole Hammer of Columbia. Hello Mickey.

Hey Jody and back with us is Mae Figgins of the New York Times and the podcast

Mothers of Invention and many other wonderful things. Hello Maif. Hi Jody I haven't been to Wyoming so I feel you haven't fraudulent.

How many states have you been to move?

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