She played a crucial role in the Wyoming Territorial Legislature's decision to grant women the right to vote in 1869, making Wyoming the first territory in the United States to do so. Her advocacy for women's rights continued after Wyoming became a state in 1890.
While the specific circumstances of her journey west and the reasons for her departure from her previous life are not explicitly mentioned in the context of her suffrage advocacy, it is clear that her move to Wyoming was a significant turning point in her life and a catalyst for her activism.