Records of the National Woman’s Party, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”
Please join us and other Coloradans in celebrating the Centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment! Passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the amendment secured the vote for women nationwide. But did you know that women in Colorado could already vote by that time? Learn more about Colorado's unique experience with women's suffrage by digging into the Encyclopedia's commemorative content collection, including dozens of existing and upcoming articles, photographs, timelines, and more.
Editor's note: Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Nineteenth Amendment Centennial events are likely to be canceled until further notice. Please refer to the event coordinators for more information.
Upcoming Events
Celebrating 127 Years of Women’s Right to Vote in Colorado
March 13, 2020 @ 10:00am
Lithic Bookstore & Gallery
1340 Pennsylvania St, , CO 81521
Suffrage Trunk Program presented by Pueblo Heritage Museum
March 30, 2020 @ 6:30pm
100 E Abriendo Ave, Pueblo, CO
Salon Series-Constricted by Corset: Bodily Autonomy & Choice
April 2, 2020 @ 7:30pm
1340 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
She Did and We Will: 100 Years and Counting
April 10, 2020 @ 6:00pm
6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003
Bea Spade Memorial Lecture with Dr. Lori Ginsberg
April 15, 2020 @ 6:00pm
132 W B St, Pueblo, CO
Salon Series-Fierce Foremothers, Steadfast Suffragists Exhibit Opening
May 7th, 2020 @ 5:30pm
1340 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO
Founding Mothers Tea at the Molly Brown House Museum
May 16th, 2020 @ 1:00pm
1340 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO
Battle for the Ballot: Women's Suffrage in Colorado
June 2nd, 2020 @ 9:00am
Aurora History Museum
15051 E Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO
"How the West Was Won--for Suffrage"
June 8th, 2020 @ 7:30pm
100 E Abriendo Ave, Pueblo, CO
Encyclopedia Articles
Articles in Progress
- Alice Hall Hill
- Caroline Romney
- Carrie Chapman Catt
- Carrie Clyde Holly
- Clara Cressingham
- Colorado State Constitution
- Dr. Alida C. Avery
- Elizabeth Iliff Warren
- Ella Denison
- Isabella Bird
- J. Warner Mills
- Joseph P. Machebeuf
- Lucille Berkeley Buchanan Jones
- Lucy Stone
- Margaret P. Campbell
- Mary C.C. Bradford
- Molly Brown
- Sarah Platt-Decker
- Woman’s Club of Denver, WCD
Future Articles
Those wishing to contribute articles on the following topics, please contact Senior Associate Editor Nick Johnson at njohnson@coloradohumanities.org.
- Elizabeth Ensley
- Ella Adams
- Ernestine Parsons
- Frances Klock
- Governor Edward M. McCook
- Helen Marsh Wixson
- Henry Blackwell
- Ione Hannah
- Katharine Patterson
- Margaret Evans
- Ninth General Assembly session
- Reverend Joseph P. Machebeuf
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