Utah Territory Grants Suffrage to Women in 1870 and Deseret News Bemoans Voting Rights for Black People

Today in History. February 12, 1870, the Utah Territory grants suffrage to women.

But don't get too excited thinking Utah was progressive for 1870, the second image shows the Deseret News opinion (Editor George Q. Cannon) that White women should have the vote because they are intelligent but Black people should not have the vote because they are ignorant.

Source: Deseret News, Feb 16, 1870

Deseret News, Feb 16, 1870

Deseret News, Feb 16, 1870