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Montana Capitol Building. As of 2022, Montana ranked 22nd out of 50 American states in terms of percentage of state legislators who are women. [1] Within the Montana State Legislature, 32.7 percent of all members were women in 2022. [1] From statehood in 1889 to 2025, the state of Montana had only one female governor, Judy Martz. [2]
The fight for women's suffrage in Montana started earlier, before even Montana became a state. In 1887, women gained the right to vote in school board elections and on tax issues. In the years that followed, women battled for full, equal suffrage, which culminated in a year-long campaign in 1914 when they became one of eleven states with equal ...
Montana suffragists campaign for Votes for Women, November 2, 1914. The women's suffrage movement in Montana started while it was still a territory. The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was an early organizer that supported suffrage in the state, arriving in 1883.
Rankin returned to Montana and rose through the ranks of suffrage organizations, becoming the president of the Montana Women's Suffrage Association and the national field secretary of NAWSA. [14] In February 1911, she became the first woman to speak before the Montana legislature, arguing in support of enfranchisement for women in her home ...
The Montana Women's Prison is located in Billings, Montana, United States. It houses roughly 240 female prisoners. [1] The warden is Alex Schroeckenstein. [2] The building was purchased by the Montana Department of Corrections in 1994. [3] The building had previously been a Psychiatric hospital.
What: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Montana When: Tuesday, March 4th, from 10 am – 4 pm (Mountain)/ 12 pm - 6pm (Eastern) Where: Montana State University Library Bozeman, MT and online! Suggested Focus: Women in Montana. What to bring: Your preferred editing device (personal computer, tablet) and necessary charging cables.
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Montana.It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
This is a list of Montana suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Montana. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( July 2024 )