Dora McGrath explained

Dora McGrath (born) was an American politician who was the first woman elected to the Wyoming Senate in 1930.[1] [2] Hailing from Thermopolis,[3] she was elected as a Republican. McGrath, a resident of Thermopolis, Wyoming, represented Hot Springs County in the Senate.[4] She also served as a delegate from Wyoming to the 1932 Republican National Convention.[5] [6]

In April 1929, McGrath founded the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyoming Women in the Legislature. 2010. Historical Information. Wyoming Ssecretary of State Office. 29 March 2010. Wyoming. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221130649/http://soswy.state.wy.us/SecretaryDesk/docs/LegislativeWomen.pdf. 21 February 2011. dead.
  2. News: Nation's 147 Women Legislators Active . Associated Press . . January 19, 1931 . March 29, 2010 . February 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216023436/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H2QyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ELYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3049,1507064 . dead . ("In Wyoming, where women have been voting since 1869, Mrs. Dora McGrath is the first woman ever elected to the senate. Following her election last September she remarked that rather than go down to the legislature she would prefer to 'stay home and win prizes for my apple pies.'")
  3. Larson, T.A. History of Wyoming p.442 (2nd ed. 1990)
  4. Web site: About the Museum: Our History. 2010. Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. 29 March 2010. Thermopolis, Wyoming.
  5. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/female.html Female Politicians in Wyoming
  6. http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/WY.html Wyoming Delegation to the 1932 Republican National Convention

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