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41 Women are awarded property by the Utah Pioneers
Before this time, women, even if they were the head of the household, were not able to own their own land. -
Women can vote!
Women won the right to vote in local Utah elections. -
Women's right to vote is taken away
Under the Edmunds-Tucker Act, women in Utah lost the right to vote, regardless of marital status. -
Amendment to the Homestead Exemption law
The Homestead Exemption law granted "absolute ownership of all homestead property" to widows and their children. -
Women's Suffrage is Won! (again)
Utah granted the right to vote to all white women in the state (again)!
These rights were not given to Native American women or women of color because back then, they were not considered citizens.
Gaining, Losing, & Winning Back the Vote