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Which state became the first to allow women the right to vote when it was admitted to the Union in 1890?(I think it was New York)

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Wyoming

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Lol I thought that place didn't exist but apparently they're cool

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Answer:On September 6, 1870, Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming became the first woman to cast a vote in a general election. In 1890, Wyoming, with a Republican governor and Democratic legislature, insisted it would not accept statehood without keeping women's suffrage.

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