History Colorado

On November 7, 1893, Colorado became the first state in the nation to grant women’s suffrage by a single issue popular vote, and the following year the first three female state legislators were elected. Meet the dedicated Colorado women that led this charge. Today, Colorado has the highest percentage of women in the state legislature.
Season 4 Episode 10

Colorado Experience: Suffrage

Suffrage

Colorado Suffrage

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

Suffrage work in action! 

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

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 

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

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

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.

How did women gain the right to vote and why does it matter?
What is voting and why is it important? 


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

Museums

Women's Voting Rights in Colorado-Elementary School

Colorado Suffrage