Reva Beck Bosone
Category: Other
Updated: 14 Jan 2020
Contributors
Created byNadia Mcdougal
Attachments
Events
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints disavowed polygamy, and Mattie was able to return to Salt Lake City.Reva Beck Bosone Was Born in American Fork, UTWhen Utah first became a state, Cannon ran for a State Senate seat in an at-large election. Cannon defeated her husband and three other
men. In addition to her career as a state senator
and prominent suffragist, Cannon held a medical degree and promoted important health policy in Utah.Reva continued to teach high school in Delta and
then Ogden until 1927 when she entered the University of Utah law school.The resulting notoriety helped her secure a seat
in the Utah House of Representatives in the Democratic sweep of 1932.Bosone lost a bid for a seat on the Salt Lake City
Commission but was reelected in 1934 to the state house.In 1948 Judge Bosone was
elected to the U.S. Congress.She served two terms, running in 1950 against Ivy
Baker Priest, who later became the U.S. Treasurer.Her loss to William Dawson in the 1952
campaign left Bosone emotionally and
financially drained. She went on to pursue her
law practice and worked as an office assistant.Reva Beck Bosone died on July 21, 1983, in Vienna, VAWomen in Utah get the right to vote because Congress thought they would vote against polygamyEdmunds Tucker Act - Congress took the right to vote for women away because they had voted in favor of polygamyUtah becomes a state and women get the right to vote
Comments