History Colorado

Explore Minnie Reynolds desk at the Denver Women’s Press Club

Suffrage work in action! 

Review each of these objects and consider these questions.  What do I see in this picture?  What do I think is happening in this picture?  What questions do I have about this picture?

Getting to the polls

Democracy in our country relies on members of the community to participate in making and changing laws that are unjust or cause problems for society. Explore... 



This Is What Democracy Looks Like 

Colorado Suffrage

Many people worked together to fight for voting rights for women in Colorado and across the United States. Learn about key leaders of the Women's Vote movement and how they helped shape this important movement.  

People Power

Even with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, many people were still excluded from voting in the United States. Explore ...


Voting Rights Timeline

Denver Public Library, Special Collections and Archives

In 1893, Colorado passed a law that expanded voting rights to some women nearly 25 years before a national law was passed. This changed the course of history in Colorado and continues to inspire social, economic, political and cultural advancements today. This resource kit explores the Women's Vote Movement in Colorado.


Elected Women in Colorado Teacher’s Guide

“This Shall be the Land for Women!-The Struggle for Western Women’s Suffrage”

Caroline Nichols Churchill, Active Footsteps (Colorado Springs, 1909). 

, Denver Public Library, Western History Collection (DPLWHD). 

Women's Voting Rights in Colorado-Elementary School

Civics and Government

Social Studies

U.S. History

Women's Vote in Colorado

See, think, and wonder about how people voted in the past.  There were a lot of obstacles in the way for women in their attempt to vote, one was transportation.

Polling In the Past

This article discusses how suffrage has progressed.  Highlight and comment on the points of the discussion?  Is this a convincing article?

Has suffrage progressed? 

Explore a timeline of key dates of the Women’s Vote Movement.

Women's Vote Movement Timeline

This article discusses how suffrage has stalled.  Highlight and comment on the points of the discussion?  Is this a convincing article?

Has Suffrage Stalled?

Explore Minnie Reyolds desk at the Denver Women’s Press Club.

Working on Suffrage

Learn about key leaders of the Women's Vote movement.  

Women's Vote Change Makers 

Review the Parties and Symbols on the 1893 ballot.  Add text to explain what each of the parties and symbols mean and how they compare to today.

Political Parties in 1893

Over 100 years ago, the 19th Amendment was passed. Our collective understanding of what this means to us as citizens and a nation have shifted throughout time. In this kit we will explore changing perspectives on, citizenship and exclusion, and the legacies of this moment in our state and federal history. 


Women's Voting Rights in Colorado-High School

polling place.jpg

Photo printed in a newspaper of a polling place in 1893.  District and Ward 9, Precinct 1

Newspaper article

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Women's Voting Rights in Colorado-Elementary School

Women's Voting Rights in Colorado-High School