tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post4816021646326976403..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: 1920: The Petticoat Government of Jackson Hole, WyomingCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-63149467457330791722015-02-19T15:52:36.768-06:002015-02-19T15:52:36.768-06:00Lyn, as I have mentioned a few times in the past, ...Lyn, as I have mentioned a few times in the past, my family is full of eccentrics and odd balls. I think my dad got many of his ideas about women from his mother. He encouraged us to be self-reliant, educated, and free thinking. My own mother was a soft spoken, shy person who came from a family quite different than my dad's. Her mother ruled the house and divorced my grandfather who was actually a great man with a personality and charm like warm sunshine when my mother was very young. There was nothing subservient about my mother's mother for certain. Unfortunately, my maternal grandmother was manipulative and controlling and mean spirited. However, many women in those days followed in the accepted roles of that time. Mine probably didn't get the memo.<br />I am so happy you dropped by and shared a bit about your history. Thank you.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-46743464151881823782015-02-19T15:02:44.931-06:002015-02-19T15:02:44.931-06:00Great post, Sarah! I admire those women and the me...Great post, Sarah! I admire those women and the men who helped elect them. You're lucky to have had an activist grandmother. Both of mine were ruled by dictatorial husbands. They probably didn't dare voice their opinions on political matters.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-20960011890531284712015-02-18T17:18:49.338-06:002015-02-18T17:18:49.338-06:00Caroline, I wish I could have known my grandmother...Caroline, I wish I could have known my grandmother McNeal. She died before I was born. I missed getting a chance to talk to her and learn all the interesting things I'm certain she had to say. I only know about her from my dad. <br />Thank you so much for coming. I know how busy you are, so I appreciate it all the more.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-46317709161481581532015-02-18T14:20:57.364-06:002015-02-18T14:20:57.364-06:00Loved this post, Sarah. What a nice legacy for you...Loved this post, Sarah. What a nice legacy for your grandmother to pass to you. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-59042636877747748532015-02-18T14:13:38.966-06:002015-02-18T14:13:38.966-06:00Celia, I think I just recently read an article (pr...Celia, I think I just recently read an article (probably by you) about Mexican women having the right to own land outright. They had the right idea. Just says to me Mexican men must not be greedy enough to want the land rights to their wives' properties.<br />Someone corrected your historical accuracy? Do they still have hair and eyes left? LOL When it comes to Texas history, I trust your word completely. I'm glad you came back with that tidbit of historical fact.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-86505489870636081722015-02-18T14:05:46.780-06:002015-02-18T14:05:46.780-06:00Doris, isn't great to know women have been suc...Doris, isn't great to know women have been such an important part of our American history? Women are strong and smart, and yet, they have been suppressed and treated like secondary citizens throughout history. Are men afraid of us? LOL<br />Thank you for coming today and commenting.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-48936380043144314952015-02-18T11:39:21.456-06:002015-02-18T11:39:21.456-06:00Another comment--In Texas, from the time when Texa...Another comment--In Texas, from the time when Texas was a Republic, a single woman could own property, enter into contracts, and sue. But she couldn't serve on juries.<br />When she married, she reverted those rights to her husband--however, this process was slow in making this clear because Spanish women typically owned the property--not the man. It's a little complicated and drawn out.<br />In the Dime Novel I wrote titled Kat and the US Marshal, Kat owned a house in San Antonio, all her own. One reader told me I had made an error, making Kat a property owner. But no, I was right. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-15602935547866551722015-02-18T11:22:39.619-06:002015-02-18T11:22:39.619-06:00Sarah,
A post near and dear to my heart, the story...Sarah,<br />A post near and dear to my heart, the story of the Women who populated the West and their contributions. I too love Wyoming, but not as much as Colorado. (Which of course had her fair share of amazing women, GRIN). I thank you for sharing this great story. I will have to re-read it again when I'm feeling blue. Doris McCraw/Angela RainesRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-88743442597488380712015-02-18T10:26:58.743-06:002015-02-18T10:26:58.743-06:00Gerald, I think I gave the wrong impression by pos...Gerald, I think I gave the wrong impression by posting my grandmother's picture. She was not from Wyoming, but Numidia, Pennsylvania. The reason I posted her picture was because she was an activist for women's suffrage. She would have been so proud of those women in Jackson, Wyoming for their accomplishment. <br />Appalachia is more like home to me, as it is for you. <br />Thank you so much for reading my blog and commenting. It makes me so happy that you visited.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-36222593654547652822015-02-18T10:19:09.802-06:002015-02-18T10:19:09.802-06:00Celia, I really don't know if these western wo...Celia, I really don't know if these western women were able to own property or not. I should look that up. <br />Yes! I do love to write my westerns in Wyoming because that state had free-thinking, equality minded people so far ahead of their time.<br />Thank you so much for coming and leaving your comments.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-28167230224904405212015-02-18T08:41:08.480-06:002015-02-18T08:41:08.480-06:00I always love hearing about the history of the Wes...I always love hearing about the history of the West your family grew up in. The authenticity comes through in your writing, like the love of my own family's Appalachia roots shows through.Gerald Costlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629993135051504254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-14227645841256256502015-02-18T08:02:39.738-06:002015-02-18T08:02:39.738-06:00Excellent, Sarah, and I love the vintage photo of ...Excellent, Sarah, and I love the vintage photo of your grandmother.<br />Yeah, for Wyoming. I knew women had the vote in Wyoming long before any other state, but I had never read anything about particular women. Fascinating. The women who made their way to Wyoming were indeed exceptional and fearless. The diary one wrote about planting peas one day, campaigning the next was typical, I'm sure of these women's lives. They did not shirk any other duty they had.<br />Did I miss this...Could these women own property when single? And if so, did they have to turn their ownership over to the man? <br />Thanks for the information about the Petticoat Government.<br />I see why other like you love to set your stories in Wyoming. It was truly a fair state--even though the men didn't like it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com