Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Cheyenne, Jackson, Dayton: renewal, rated, best)

[wyoquilter]

One of our Presidents worked as a park ranger in Yellowstone in his younger years, Name the President.

[mrpontiac80]

100% pure guess... Calvin Coolidge?

all I know is that it has to be after T. Roosevelt, so I took a stab at it without cheating

I did have to look at the order of presidents though lol

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by mrpontiac80

100% pure guess... Calvin Coolidge?

all I know is that it has to be after T. Roosevelt, so I took a stab at it without cheating

I did have to look at the order of presidents though lol

Hey, I give you Kudos for not cheating and taking a stab at a guess. But unfortunately your guess is wrong. Think a little more recent history.

[Claim Jumper]

Ford NOT CHEVY

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by Claim Jumper

Ford NOT CHEVY

Yes! President Gerald Ford is correct.

I can't imagine him working at Yellowstone, it's amazing he didn't fall into one of the hot springs or geisers as clutzy as he was.

Okay, now it's your turn to ask a question.

[Claim Jumper]

OK what held WY. back from being granted statehood and who introduced the bill that caused the controversy? you must be right on both

I dont think this will be to difficult
I cheated and googled my answer I did not know Ford was a park ranger.

edit if this has been asked then i reserve my right to ask another

[Claim Jumper]

i was at the 99cent store the other day and bought 2 books(what was i thinking i should of bought like 10 of them) hard back full of historical pictures called Into the West.
folks you cannot make this book for $3 dollars its very nice---thats where i got my question

[jdavid93225]

Originally Posted by mrpontiac80

I don't mean to highjack the thread, but Chris Ledoux had a song titled the "Johnson County War". I love anything by Chris Ledoux but this song is really great! Kind of a little history of WY in lyrics and music. Of course many of his self penned songs were in some way.

I didn't know anything about this "war" until I heard that song by Chris LeDoux. I've learned a lot from the songs he sang, especially about Wyoming. In fact, much of my love of Wyoming came from the lyrics of Chris' songs. I've got to admit, he is still one of my favorite singer/songwriters. I miss him, his performances, and the new music he came up with every so often, but I'm still thankful for all the music he created while he was alive.

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by Claim Jumper

OK what held WY. back from being granted statehood and who introduced the bill that caused the controversy? you must be right on both

I dont think this will be to difficult
I cheated and googled my answer I did not know Ford was a park ranger.

edit if this has been asked then i reserve my right to ask another

Was it women's right to vote? Was it William Bright who introduced the bill?

[Claim Jumper]

Originally Posted by wyoquilter

Was it women's right to vote? Was it William Bright who introduced the bill?

was it? you act as though you are not sure--therfore i grade you a B-

From my book, and i realy wish i would of bought more for gifts--this book would retail for $20 or more.
WYOMING TERRITORY AND WOMENS SUFFRAGE

The frontier was a land of promise to women as well as men, but for all of their greater freedom, the one thing they shared with their sisters in the East was the fact they did not have the right to vote. Mrs. Esther Hobart McQuigg Morris was determined to change that. Wyoming was still a territory in 1869 when fifty-five year old Mrs. Morris arrived from Illinois to be with her husband and two grown sons in the minning camp of South Pass City. Her mind was firmly set on getting the women the right to vote, and she believed her best opportunity was with a territorial government in the West. Territorial elections were scheduled for the fall of 1869, and the legislature would be taking up the issue of drafting a state constitution. Representatives of the state constitution convention would also decide who would be allowed to vote. As long as their rules did not violate the federal Constitution--for instance, as long as they did not forbid African Americans from voting--Wyoming and other territories were allowed to chose which of its citizens would be allowed to vote--including women. This was Mrs. Morris chance, and she passionately went to work.

After his election to the Wyoming Terrotory legislature, William H. Bright, at the urging of Mrs. Morris, introduced a women's enfranchisement bill. The legislature approved it. Despite pressure from antisuffrage groups, the territorial govenor signed the measure into law.

Wyoming petitioned Congress for statehood, and the issue came up for vote in 1890. Considerable controversy arose because the propsed state constitution contained a clause granting women the right to vote, something no other state in the Union had. A group of women telegraphed their representatives in Washington, D.C. and said if that issue was the one item barring Wyoming from statehood, it should be deleted. They were sure of its renewal. The men of the Wyoming territorial legislature gallantly replied, "We will remain out of the Union a hundred years rather than come in without women."
Wyoming became the fourth-fourth state on July 10, 1890--the first state to grant women the right to vote. Esther Morris was amoung the honoured guests participating in the ceremonies. She presented to the new state governor a fourty-four-star flag made by the women of Wyoming.

your turn wyoquilter