Eurithe K. LaBarthe (1845 in Peoria, Illinois–November 22, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American teacher and principal who served as a state legislator in Utah. She was a Democrat who lived in Salt Lake City.[1] She wrote the high hat law which required women to remove their hats at public venues, so views would not be obstructed, or face a fine. She proposed a curfew for children. She was an organizer of the Utah State Historical Society.[2]
LaBarthe née Ramsey was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1845.[3] She was not Mormon. She was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 1896, two years after White women won the right to vote in Utah in 1894.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Weatherford, Doris (20 January 2012). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. ISBN 9781608710072.
- ^ Clark, Rebekah (September 14, 2021). "Eurithe K. LaBarthe". Better Days Curriculum. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "Eurithe K. Ramsey". Church Historians Press. Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Maren (March 25, 2020). "First Two Women in the House: Stories of Utah Women". Utah State Archives and Records Service.
- ^ "Utah and Women's Suffrage". Kamas Valley History Group. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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