Historedia
Episode 2 of 3

First Ballot Cast

When
February 14, 1870
Where
Salt Lake City
Part of
Women gain the right to vote in Utah Territory

Seraph Young Ford cast the first ballot under equal suffrage laws in the US on February 14, 1870.

Two days after the legislative decision, Seraph Young Ford became the first American woman to vote under equal suffrage laws. She cast her ballot in the Salt Lake City municipal election on February 14, 1870.

Sources

  1. Women's suffrage in Utah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-09
  2. Utah Territory Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03

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