What did Martha Hughes Cannon do?

What did Martha Hughes Cannon do? She helped put women enfranchisement into Utah’s constitution when it was granted statehood in 1896. On November 3, 1896 Cannon became the first female State Senator elected in the United States, defeating her own husband, who was also on the ballot. Who is Martha Hughes canon explain the significance […]

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