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Before this time, women, even if they were the head of the household, were not able to own their own land.
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Women won the right to vote in local Utah elections. -
Under the Edmunds-Tucker Act, women in Utah lost the right to vote, regardless of marital status.
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The Homestead Exemption law granted "absolute ownership of all homestead property" to widows and their children.
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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