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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Colfax Firsts
Colorado State Capitol Building on Colfax Avenue
In 1894, three women were
elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, the first women
ever elected to any U.S. state legislature. They were Clara Cressingham,
Carrie C. Holly, and Frances Klock.
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