Career Harriet Elizabeth Byrd Dies at 88Essence GantJanuary 30, 2015January 30, 2015 by Essence GantJanuary 30, 2015January 30, 20151572 Harriet Elizabeth “Liz” Byrd was the first black woman in Wyoming’s House and Senate (Jefferson Hardin was the first African-American elected to the territorial legislature in... Read more