For many years the Wyoming region was divided into two parts. The section west of the Continental Divide was part of three territories first Oregon, then Utah and Idaho. Eastern Wyoming was included in Nebraska and Dakota. Finally, in 1868, these sections were united into Wyoming Territory. The following year legislature granted that woman had the right vote and the right to hold office the first such legal recognition in the United States. In 1924 Wyoming elected the first woman governor in the US Nellie Ross.
On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union as the 44th state. So the Equality State came to be with the motto "equal rights". The Sagebrush State, and Cowboy State are other nicknames. …
