Louisa Ann Swain, ca. 1860
Swain (1801-1880) was the first woman in the United States to vote in a general election. She cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in Laramie, Wyoming. She had moved with her husband Stephen Swain to Laramie in 1869 to join their son Alfred. Soon after the election, Stephen and Louisa Swain left Laramie and returned to Maryland to live near a daughter.
Resource Identifier
ah00807_0002
Citation
Louisa A. Swain papers, Collection No. 807, Box 1, Item 7, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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