List of Colorado suffragists

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This is a list of suffragists, suffrage groups, and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in the U.S. State of Colorado.

Groups

Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage - 1914. Left to right: 1. Mrs. Alberta Benson (Chairman Sale of Suffragist); 2. Miss Hattie Bell Gandy; 3. Mrs. Carrie Gledhill; 4. Back of her Miss Amand Blocker Byrd (Reporter for the Telegraph); 5. Dr. Caroline Spencer - State Secretary; 6. Mrs. E. St. Clair Thompson, Organizer; 7. Mrs. Thos. H. Anderson; 8. Mrs. Van Rouse; 9. Mrs. Lillian Kerr 1st vice-chairman; 10. Mrs. Bertha W. Fowler - State Chairman; 11. Mrs. A.B. Williams; 12. Mrs. Alice M. Ruggles of the Boston Equal Suffrage League; 13. Mrs. Robt. Fuller, formerly of Dover, Mass. - now of Colorado Springs.

City League of Denver^[1]
Colorado Equal Suffrage Association, formed in 1881.^[2]
Colorado Non-Partisan Suffrage Association^[3]
Colored Woman's Suffrage Association^[4]
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, later the National Woman's Party^[5]
Fort Collins Equal Suffrage Association, formed in 1881.^[6]
Territorial Woman Suffrage Society (also Colorado Woman Suffrage Society), formed in 1876.^[7]^[2]
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)^[1]
Young Women's League^[1]

Suffragists

Frances Wisebart Jacobs (Denver)^[8]
Theodosia Ammons (Denver)^[9]
Berthe Louise Arnold (Colorado Springs)^[10]
Virginia Arnold (Colorado Springs)^[11]
Alida Avery (Denver)^[3]
Adella Brown Bailey (Denver).^[12]
Mary B. Bates^[1]
Elsie Lincoln Benedict
Louie Croft Boyd^[3]
Mary C. C. Bradford (Denver)^[13]
Margaret Brown^[3]
Margaret W. Campbell^[14]^[15]
Caroline Nichols Churchill (Denver)^[3]^[11]
Martha A. B. Conine
Sarah Jane Leffingwell Corbin (Fort Collins)^[16]
Amy K. Cornwall^[17]
Ray David (Denver)^[18]
Sarah Platt-Decker^[3]
Ida Clark DePriest.^[19]
Elizabeth Ensley^[3]
Mary L. Geffs^[20]
Natalie Gray (Colorado Springs)^[11]
Olive Hogle^[21]
Julia Archibald Holmes^[3]
Katherine Tipton Hosmer (Springfield)^[11]
Margaret W. Kessler (Denver)^[11]
Lucy McIntyre (Fort Collins)^[22]
Ellis Meredith^[3]
Mildred Morris (Denver)^[11]
Grace Espy Patton (Fort Collins)^[13]
Martha A. Pease^[1]
Elizabeth Eyre Pellett^[3]
Minnie J. Reynolds (Denver)^[11]
Helen Ring Robinson^[3]
Eliza Pickrell Routt^[3]
Hazel Schmoll^[3]
Caroline Spencer (Colorado Springs)^[3]^[11]
Isaac N. Stevens^[17]
Elizabeth Hickok Robbins Stone (Fort Collins)^[3]^[6]
Baby Doe Tabor (Leadville and Denver)^[3]^[11]
Mary Jewett Telford^[23]
Louise M. Tyler (Denver)^[24]
Albina Washburn (Loveland)^[25]
Eliza Tupper Wilkes (Colorado Springs)^[7]

Politicians supporting women's suffrage

Lucas Brandt (Larimer County)^[26]
Henry P. Bromwell (Denver)^[27]^[26]
Jared L. Brush^[26]
Allison H. DeFrance (Jefferson County)^[26]
John Evans^[28]
Omar E. Garwood (Denver)^[20]
Silas Haynes (Weld County)^[26]
Edward McCook^[28]
John Long Routt^[29]
Amos Steck^[30]
Agapito Vigil^[27]
Davis Hanson Waite^[31]
Abram Young (Jefferson County)^[26]

Publications

The Colorado Antelope, founded in 1879, later known as the Queen Bee in 1882.^[32]
The Colorado Woman.^[13]

Suffragists campaigning in Colorado

Antisuffragists

Joseph Projectus Machebeuf (Denver)^[37]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rounsville, Sarah. "The Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association of Colorado". Intermountain Histories. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Frost, Jennifer; Chomic, Leslie; Goldstein, Marcia; Hunt, Rebecca; Voehringer, Heidi (2002). "Why Did Colorado Suffragists Fail to Win the Right to Vote in 1877, but Succeed in 1893?: Timeline". Women and Social Movements – via Alexander Street.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Suffragists of the Hall". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^ Moore 2020, p. 6-7.
^ "Caroline Spencer, MD". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Moore 2020, p. 2.
^ ^a ^b Brown 1898, p. 8.
^ Abrams 2006, p. 54.
^ Moore 2020, p. 18.
^ Nicholl, Chris. "Biographical Sketch of Berthe Louise Arnold". Biographical Database of Militant Woman Suffragists, 1913-1920 – via Alexander Street.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Suffragists in Colorado". Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^ Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American Commonwealth Company. p. 65.
^ ^a ^b ^c Moore 2020, p. 15.
^ Wroble, Susan (January 16, 2020). "Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ Wroble, Susan (March 13, 2020). "Margaret W. Campbell". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ Moore 2020, p. 5.
^ ^a ^b Harper 1922, p. 60.
^ Abrams 2006, p. 64.
^ Higginbotham, Elizabeth; Romero, Mary, eds. (1997). Women and Work: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, and Class. Vol. 6: Women and Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. p. 220. ISBN 9780803950597.
^ ^a ^b "Invaluable Out-of-Staters". History in South Dakota. April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ Anthony 1902, p. 510.
^ Moore 2020, p. 4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anthony 1902, p. 515.
^ Brown 1898, p. 17.
^ Huntley, Crystal (October 14, 2020). "Albina Washburn". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gaughan, Judy E. "Legislative Sessions and Women's Suffrage (1861–93)". Colorado Encyclopedia.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Women's Suffrage Movement". Colorado Encyclopedia. Adapted from Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel in Colorado: A History of the Centennial State (2013) University Press of Colorado. May 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ ^a ^b Brown 1898, p. 5.
^ Duncan, Elizabeth (January 15, 2020). "John L. Routt". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ Brown 1898, p. 6.
^ Dobroth, Kirsten (August 18, 2020). "Aspen Historical Society, Aspen Snowmass Mark 19th Amendment Centennial". Aspen Public Radio. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ Duncan, Elizabeth (April 9, 2020). "Caroline Nichols Churchill". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "The Road to the Vote". History Colorado. November 7, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Brown 1898, p. 12.
^ "Woman's Party Campaign Plans". Eastern Colorado Times. August 3, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Valeriann, Christine R. "Biographical Sketch of Ruth Astor Noyes". Biographical Database of Militant Woman Suffragists, 1913-1920 – via Alexander Street.
^ Moore 2020, p. 6.

Sources

Abrams, Jeanne E. (2006). Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail: A History in the American West. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814707197 – via Internet Archive.
Anthony, Susan B. (1902). Anthony, Susan B.; Harper, Ida Husted (eds.). The History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. 4. Indianapolis: The Hollenbeck Press.
Brown, Joseph G. (1898). The History of Equal Suffrage in Colorado, 1868-1898. Denver: News Job Printing Co.
Harper, Ida Husted (1922). The History of Woman Suffrage. New York: J.J. Little & Ives Company.
Moore, Leslie (2020). From Parlors to Polling Places: Women's Suffrage in Fort Collins (PDF). Fort Collins: City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Services.

External links

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[:2-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rounsville, Sarah. "The Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association of Colorado". Intermountain Histories. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[:3-2] Frost, Jennifer; Chomic, Leslie; Goldstein, Marcia; Hunt, Rebecca; Voehringer, Heidi (2002). "Why Did Colorado Suffragists Fail to Win the Right to Vote in 1877, but Succeed in 1893?: Timeline". Women and Social Movements – via Alexander Street.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Suffragists of the Hall". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEMoore20206-7-4] Moore 2020, p. 6-7.

[5] "Caroline Spencer, MD". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEMoore20202-6] Moore 2020, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTEBrown18988-7] Brown 1898, p. 8.

[FOOTNOTEAbrams200654-8] Abrams 2006, p. 54.

[FOOTNOTEMoore202018-9] Moore 2020, p. 18.

[10] Nicholl, Chris. "Biographical Sketch of Berthe Louise Arnold". Biographical Database of Militant Woman Suffragists, 1913-1920 – via Alexander Street.

[:1-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Suffragists in Colorado". Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

[Leonard-12] Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American Commonwealth Company. p. 65.

[FOOTNOTEMoore202015-13] Moore 2020, p. 15.

[14] Wroble, Susan (January 16, 2020). "Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[15] Wroble, Susan (March 13, 2020). "Margaret W. Campbell". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEMoore20205-16] Moore 2020, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTEHarper192260-17] Harper 1922, p. 60.

[FOOTNOTEAbrams200664-18] Abrams 2006, p. 64.

[Sage_Publications-19] Higginbotham, Elizabeth; Romero, Mary, eds. (1997). Women and Work: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, and Class. Vol. 6: Women and Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. p. 220. ISBN 9780803950597.

[:32-20] "Invaluable Out-of-Staters". History in South Dakota. April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEAnthony1902510-21] Anthony 1902, p. 510.

[FOOTNOTEMoore20204-22] Moore 2020, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEAnthony1902515-23] Anthony 1902, p. 515.

[FOOTNOTEBrown189817-24] Brown 1898, p. 17.

[25] Huntley, Crystal (October 14, 2020). "Albina Washburn". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[:6-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gaughan, Judy E. "Legislative Sessions and Women's Suffrage (1861–93)". Colorado Encyclopedia.

[:4-27] "Women's Suffrage Movement". Colorado Encyclopedia. Adapted from Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel in Colorado: A History of the Centennial State (2013) University Press of Colorado. May 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[FOOTNOTEBrown18985-28] Brown 1898, p. 5.

[29] Duncan, Elizabeth (January 15, 2020). "John L. Routt". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEBrown18986-30] Brown 1898, p. 6.

[31] Dobroth, Kirsten (August 18, 2020). "Aspen Historical Society, Aspen Snowmass Mark 19th Amendment Centennial". Aspen Public Radio. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[:02-32] Duncan, Elizabeth (April 9, 2020). "Caroline Nichols Churchill". Colorado Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[33] "The Road to the Vote". History Colorado. November 7, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEBrown189812-34] Brown 1898, p. 12.

[35] "Woman's Party Campaign Plans". Eastern Colorado Times. August 3, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[:5-36] Valeriann, Christine R. "Biographical Sketch of Ruth Astor Noyes". Biographical Database of Militant Woman Suffragists, 1913-1920 – via Alexander Street.

[FOOTNOTEMoore20206-37] Moore 2020, p. 6.

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Politicians supporting women's suffrage

Publications

Suffragists campaigning in Colorado

Antisuffragists

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References

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