History Colorado

Denver Public Library, Special Collections and Archives

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

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

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

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 

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

Suffrage work in action! 

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”

Resource Kits

Object Library

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Women's Voting Rights in Colorado-Elementary School

Getting to the polls

ACTIVITY 1

Suffrage work in action!

ACTIVITY 2

Voting Rights Timeline

ACTIVITY 3

People Power

ACTIVITY 4

Colorado Suffrage

ACTIVITY 5

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

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