, 1926-05-19

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Mrs. Beach, who is head of the
Women's auxiliary of the American
Legion at Casper, has been working
for some time ON this ambitious I'M
dertaking which has been endorsed
by well known historians of Wyom-
ing as well as by other prominent
women.
The book will be called Women
of Wyoming" and will include bio
graphies of women that have helped
make state history from a famous
Indian girl guide who directed the
footsteps of Lewis and Clark to the
women of the present time.
Many reservations for space in
the volume already have been made.
Endorsements have been received
from DR.. Grace Raymond Hebard,
historian and a member of the fac
ulty of the University of Wyoming.
Mrs. Cyrus Beard, state historian,
Mrs. Willis NJ. Spear, state regent,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, Mrs. ]. c. Van Dyke. past de-
partment president of the Legion
auxiliary, and state vice regent of
the d. A. R., and others.
Work in Copying census is Praised
DR.. Hebard in referring to Mrs.
Beach paid a high tribute to the au-
thor for work done in copying Wyo-
struction, our historians, librarians,
from the original document at
Washington.
eff by some tragedy the original
manuscript of this census had been
destroyed by fire, as at least two
thirds of one of our national cen
suses was destroyed, it would be a
distinct and ~irreparable loss to the
earliest written and authentic his
tory of our territory" said DR.. He
bard.
Mrs. Beach has a well earned
reputation of being a specialist in
the line of a g~enealogist where her
work of this kind has made her
especially qualified to not only con-
tinue in this work but to edit and
publish her proposed book"
81 hope to show throughout the
book, the influence the women of
the state nave brought to bear upon
it's history" says Mrs. Beach. BE
ginning with ~Sacajawea, that her
oine of the Lewis and Clark expe-
dition in 1905, without whose help
we give a brief account of her his
tory, showing how by making pos
sible it's success, this great terri
tory was reserved to the United
States, and opened up for settle
ment.
First White Women to be Discussed
brief mention is next made of
those two white women, first known
to have set foot on Wyoming soil.
Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Spaulding,
wives of those two splendid mission
aries, who in 1886, drove in rude
wagons, across the entire state en-
route to Oregon. They stopped brief
ly at South Pass. From these we
pass on to the early pioneers like
Mrs. Carter, Esther Morris and
many others.
beginning with the officials, we
have the first jury of women which
was called at Laramie in 1870 and
which was a matter of great inter-
est and much publicity throughout
the world. We also have the first
woman voter, the first oma bail
iff, and first woman chaplain of a
mems penitentiary. Then there are
our superintendent of public in
structions, our historians, librarians,
legislators, mayors, councilwomen,
elected justices Of the peace, post
masters, county officials, etc.
"We nave prominent women, pio-
neers in educational and special
lines of work, and in the profess
sions; in clubs and organizations;
federated club presidents; regents
of d. A. r.; heads of Colonial
DANES; American Legion auxiliary;
state nurses and teachers associa-
tions, P. E. o., Order of Eastern
Star, etc.
"I hope to give an account of the
wives of our governors, and many
reservations have already been re-
ceived.
Last but not least, I wish to
give a history of as many pioneer
women and their families as posi-
BILE. That they never held public
office or achieved distinction, mat
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