Friday, July 10, 2026 · america_250

America 250 · Wyoming — first to vote

5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.

Wyoming became the 44th state on July 10, 1890 — the first state to enter the union with women's suffrage already in place. Today's pack walks the long road from Wyoming to the 19th Amendment.

Practice this pack

01
Drop a pin on the state capital that admitted women voters in 1869 — 51 years before the 19th Amendment.
● West 24th Street — Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Did you know?
Esther Hobart Morris of Wyoming became the first female justice of the peace in 1870. Wyoming's statehood admission was nearly blocked because of women's suffrage — the territory replied 'we will remain out of the Union 100 years rather than come in without our women.'
Target
41.1400°, -104.8202°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
02
Drop a pin on the New York Finger Lakes village where the first women's rights convention was held in July 1848 — producing the Declaration of Sentiments.
● Trinity Lane — Town of Seneca Falls, New York, United States
Did you know?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments — modeled on the Declaration of Independence — with one telling addition: 'all men and women are created equal.'
Target
42.9106°, -76.7948°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
03
Drop a pin on the state capitol where the 19th Amendment was ratified by a single vote on August 18, 1920.
● 7th Avenue North — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Did you know?
Tennessee was the 36th — the final — state needed for the 19th Amendment to take effect. The deciding vote came from Harry T. Burn, age 24, persuaded by a letter from his mother.
Target
36.1659°, -86.7844°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
04
Drop a pin on the Washington, DC building where the National Woman's Party suffragists picketed and were arrested in 1917 — 'Silent Sentinels.'
● Maryland Avenue Northeast — Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Did you know?
Suffragists picketed the White House daily for 18 months. Police arrested 218; many were jailed at Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia, where they were beaten and force-fed during hunger strikes.
Target
38.8911°, -77.0050°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
05
Drop a pin on the home of Susan B. Anthony — jailed in 1872 for voting in a presidential election.
● Trowbridge Street — City of Rochester, New York, United States
Did you know?
Anthony voted on November 5, 1872, was arrested two weeks later, tried in 1873, and fined $100. She refused to pay; the judge declined to enforce so as to avoid an appeal.
Target
43.1539°, -77.6225°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts

America 250 · Wyoming — first to vote

Drop a pin on the state capital that admitted women voters in 1869 — 51 years before the 19th Amendment.

Drop a pin on the New York Finger Lakes village where the first women's rights convention was held in July 1848 — producing the Declaration of Sentiments.

Drop a pin on the state capitol where the 19th Amendment was ratified by a single vote on August 18, 1920.

Drop a pin on the Washington, DC building where the National Woman's Party suffragists picketed and were arrested in 1917 — 'Silent Sentinels.'

Drop a pin on the home of Susan B. Anthony — jailed in 1872 for voting in a presidential election.