Laramie in Albany County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Bet You Didn't Know...
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2025
1. Bet You Didn't Know... Marker
Wyoming Women's History House
Historic Downtown Laramie
Open 6 days a week
11:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Some Summer Sunday Afternoons
It Ain't Braggin If Ya Done It!
And Wyoming Women Have Done it Since the 1869 Woman's Suffrage Act
Esther Morris, 1st Woman Justice of the Peace
Eliza Stewart, 1st Woman asked to Jury Duty
Louisa Swain, 1st Woman Voting on Equal Terms
Martha Boles, Ist Woman Bailiff
May Slosson, 1st Woman Prison Chaplain
Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st Woman Governor
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Law Enforcement • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 41° 18.624′ N, 105° 35.691′ W. Marker is in Laramie, Wyoming, in Albany County. It is on South 2nd Street north of East Garfield Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker location is on the iron fence to the right of the gate entrance to the Wyoming Women's History
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza (here, next to this marker); Commemorating Women of Laramie (a few steps from this marker); The Franchise (within shouting distance of this marker); 407 S. 2nd Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Adams Wyman (about 300 feet away); Laramie Timeline (about 400 feet away); First Woman Jury (about 400 feet away); 2nd Story Brothels (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laramie.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2025
2. Bet You Didn't Know... Marker on the fence at the Wyoming Women's History House
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2025
3. Same marker next to the entrance to the Wyoming Women's History House
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
