Winter Lecture Series

Join the Historic Preservation Alliance of Colorado Springs for our very popular three-part Winter Lecture Series, held at the historic Penrose House-Carriage House.

This year, appropriately, we embrace the theme of women suffrage. We have three superb presenters who will share fascinating details and perspective.  Seating is limited, so come early to register.

On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified and women nationwide were finally granted the right to vote. To which the women of Colorado responded, welcome to the sisterhood.

Women in Colorado had not only been voting for more than 25 years by then, Coloradans had already elected and defeated women representatives to the state legislature.

Colorado was the first state in the union to enfranchise women by popular vote– with all due respect to our northern neighbors in Wyoming. Wyoming was still a territory when it gave women the right to vote by legislative declaration in 1869, before being granted statehood in 1890.