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Magaret W. Kessler was a Progressive party candidate in the November 3, 1914 general election for State Representative (Denver district). She received 6,719 votes but lost. She was an organizer for the Congressional Union/National Woman's Party (NWP) in Denver, having built a thriving organization there. In 1917 Kessler was one of the women who picketed the White House as part of the NWP's daily suffrage protests. She was arrested on September 24, tried for obstructing traffic and sentenced to thirty days in the OccoquanWorkhouse after refusing to pay the fine. As a socialist Kessler was described as having ties to the labor movement, and was strongly critical of capitalism. Koford writes that little is known about her life after her imprisonment for picketing the White House, and the date of her death is not known.
Kessler was born Margaret Wood in Kansas but grew up in Denver. She attended Denver University. In 1903 she married Walter Kessler, a store or office clerk, with whom she had a daughter, Isabella.
Kessler was born Margaret Wood in Kansas but grew up in Denver. She attended Denver University. In 1903 she married Walter Kessler, a store or office clerk, with whom she had a daughter, Isabella.
