Representative Women of Colorado: A Pictorial Collection of the Women of Colorado Who Have Attained Prominence in the Social, Political, Professional, Pioneer and Club Life of the State

Williamson, Katherine

Katherine Williamson ran for U.S. Congress from Colorado in 1912. She was endorsed by the Democratic Party. Two years earlier Williamson considered running for the state senate. She was the first woman factory inspector in the state of Col…

Minnie Bock's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1916

1917 and 1918

Mrs. John Wilson's Campaign for County Superintendent, 1918

Agnes O'Day's Campaign for Secretary of State, 1914

O'Day, Agnes

Agnes O'Day was elected the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder in Colorado, in 1910. She served for several terms in the office. O'Day was described: "Executive ability and personal charm make her the best sort of public woman." In 1914 O'D…

Keirn, Clara M.

Clara M. Keirn was elected as County Superintendent of Schools for Elbert County, Colorado in 1908. She was elected to two additional terms. Keirn was a graduate of the Colorado Teachers College. In Elbert County she was connected to the W…

Agnes O'Day's Campaign for County Clerk, 1910

Westerman, Sarah Tippett

Sarah Tippett Westerman was first elected the Garfield County. Colorado Superintendent of Schools in 1910. She won re-election in 1912 and 1914. She was elected for yet another term in 1916 in a contest with Republican Bessie Weber. Wester…

Scott, Lucy E.R.

Lucy E. R. Scott was the Republican candidate State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Colorado in 1898. She came in second in a four way race, loosing to Helen Grenfell. Scott had served as deputy superintendent from 1895 to 1896.

Bock, Minnie

Minnie Bock was elected as the Jackson County, Colorado School Superintendent in 1912. She may have run on the Republican and Democratic party tickets. She was re-elected in 1914, 1916, 1918, 1920, and 1922. She lived in Walden. The 1920 U…