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Dr. Mary Frye Barry was elected to the House of Representatives in Colorado in 1898. She ran on the Teller Silver Republican ticket in a period when fusion tickets were important. Barry, a physician practicing in Pueblo, was instrumental in passage of legislation in the 1899 session for comprehensive education mandated for children between eight- and 14-years-old; kindergarten classes included in public schools; creation of county high schools; creation of a library commission; adoption of the columbine as the official state flower; a law protecting sewing machines, bicycles and other articles of the poor from seizure; a mechanic's lien law; and protection for the rights of laborer.
Barry was born in Illinois in 1859. She obtained a medical degree at Northwestern University, Chicago, in 1887. After serving in the legislature she briefly moved to Hawai'i, where she was briefly health examiner for schools. Dr. Barry then lived in Washington, D.C. and late in her life moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she died in 1919.
Barry was born in Illinois in 1859. She obtained a medical degree at Northwestern University, Chicago, in 1887. After serving in the legislature she briefly moved to Hawai'i, where she was briefly health examiner for schools. Dr. Barry then lived in Washington, D.C. and late in her life moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she died in 1919.
