Fifty for 150: Women in Colorado lobbied male voters to approve 1893 referendum on suffrage

Fifty for 150: Women in Colorado lobbied male voters to approve 1893 referendum on suffrage

Women voters are pictured outside of a polling place in the early 1900s. (Courtesy of Denver Public Library Special Collections, Z-8811)A popular vote on a referendum granted women the right to vote in Colorado on Nov. 7, 1893.  This story is part of Colorado at 150. Each Fifty for 150 story focuses on an event that helped define Colorado over 150 years of statehood. Newsline is publishing one Fifty for 150 story every weekday in reverse chro…