2020 Women’s Vote Centennial Colorado
The year 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. As the first state to enact equal suffrage through popular vote—on November 7, 1893—Colorado has a lot to commemorate as we recognize the amendment's progress and rally together for greater empowerment and equality.
In anticipation of the centennial, former governor John Hickenlooper signed an executive order creating the Women’s Vote Centennial Commission. The Commission and History Colorado lead efforts, together with community partners statewide, to bridge the gap from recognizing the importance of history to understanding how it impacts the here and now.
The Women’s Vote Centennial Colorado//2020 gives multi-generational audiences the opportunity to learn about the journey and struggle to achieve voting rights, understand the contributions of women in Colorado history, and underscore the value of each of our voices with the right to vote.
Let’s remember those who fought on our behalf, explore the stories of success and setback, and most of all, let’s continue to vote.
#HerColorado
Upcoming Events
Learn about activities hosted by our community partners statewide!
If you would like to submit your event to be included on the website, please visit our community calendar and post your event details. For assistance, contact Jillian Allison at jillian.allison@state.co.us or 303-893-4281.
The content and opinions contained in the programs and exhibitions listed here do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of History Colorado and the Colorado Women’s Vote Centennial Commission.
Additional Opportunities
Center for Colorado Women's History at the Byers-Evans House:
Host a Votes for Women Tea to commemorate the women’s suffrage centennial at the Center for Colorado Women’s History in the historic Byers-Evans House! Our Votes for Women Tea takes you on a guided tour of the historic home and then to the woman suffrage themed tea room to enjoy a three-course tea of fresh fruit, scones, tea sandwiches, desserts, and our Lady Evans Tea. Our tea room can host up to 24 guests and you can enjoy the full tour and tea experience for $25 per guest ($20 per History Colorado Member). To arrange your Votes for Women Tea or if you have further inquiries, e-mail HC_CoWomensHistory@state.co.us or call us at 303-620-4933.
Women’s Vote Centennial Symposium
In conjunction with the Women’s Vote Centennial Colorado // 2020, History Colorado will be holding the Colorado Women’s Vote Centennial Symposium on February 22, 2020, from 8 am to 5 pm at the History Colorado Center.
The symposium is open to the public and seeks to impact the community by providing a forum for sharing new research and creative work on the topic of women’s suffrage, examining the interpretation and representation of the movement, and sharing newly collected artifacts and archives. The mission of this event is to inspire educators, museum professionals, researchers, artists, writers and individuals from all walks of life to approach women’s suffrage history with a broader and more critical lens, to challenge the iconic narratives and myths often associated with this history and to examine the intersections of race, gender, socio-economic conditions, religion and citizenship in the Colorado and national women’s suffrage campaign.
For more information and to submit a panel proposal, please visit the Symposium web page. The deadline for submissions is January 10.
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I’ve always been inspired by @SamanthaJPower and the work she’s done over the years on issues of human rights and diplomacy. I can’t wait to get started on her latest book. So glad I got to hear her speak tonight at @HistoryColorado. #HerColorado #ForeignPolicyWonk pic.twitter.com/BtZUxdKdQq
— Marcela Aguirre (@mar_ce_la_88) October 8, 2019
Congratulations @HistoryColorado on the successful kick off of Women’s Vote Centennial Commission, which will lead efforts in anticipation of next year's 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and recognize women’s suffrage in Colorado. Be sure to follow along at #HerColorado.
— Michael Bennet (@SenatorBennet) August 26, 2019
Colorado ratified the #19thAmendment on December 15, 1919. Check out a copy of the resolution signed & sealed by Colorado Secretary of State James R. Noland. Thanks @archivesfdn for sharing with us! #HerColorado #copolitics pic.twitter.com/T8qTgNcD2h
— Colorado Sec. of State (@COSecofState) August 26, 2019
Women’s Vote Centennial celebration. We shape history every time we vote. #HerColorado pic.twitter.com/PhPoAOz1iN
— Sen. Angela Williams (@COSenWilliams) August 26, 2019
Leaguers celebrate the 99th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment with the Colorado Women's Vote Centennial Commission! #votesforwomen #19thAmendment pic.twitter.com/KtHutrHYzT
— League of Colorado (@LWVColorado) August 26, 2019
Today is #WomensEqualityDay! It celebrates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of gender. pic.twitter.com/lpfeKjzjt9
— Jared Polis (@GovofCO) August 26, 2019