Agnes L Riddle First Woman Elected To Colorado Legislature
Agnes L Riddle of Denver becomes the first woman from rural Colorado districts to win a state legislative seat. A dairy farmer’s wife, she rises at 3 AM to prepare milk deliveries, serves in the capitol until 5 PM, then handles farm duties. Her work with the Colorado State Grange supports farmers nationwide and earns her the nickname the woman who does things.
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Agnes L. Riddle
Denver
Colorado
Joan of Arc
Riddle
Capitol
Notes on Women Rights Across States and Cities
Grace Sherwood of Ashtabula is an officer in her city’s woman suffrage party and the only woman in Ohio’s chamber of commerce. Tennessee’s Equal Suffrage Association elected Sarah Barnwell Elliott as state president, a prominent writer and lecturer. Reports cite youthful suffrage advocates from Tennessee Kansas California New York and Toronto urging voting rights. A constitutional amendment introduced by Congressman Berger would add sex as a protected criterion to the fifteenth amendment.
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Grace Sherwood
Ashtabula
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Woman Suffrage Party
Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association
Nashville
Sarah Barnwell Elliott
Miss Elliott
Tennessee
Kansas
Los Angeles
California
New York
Council For Women of
Toronto
Canada
Houses of Representatives
Washington
Berger
Wisconsin
The Library Quest for a Green Bound Book
A judge relays a request from Mrs. Lillyone to a librarian for a 300 to 400 page green bound novel with gold title letters. She cannot recall the title or author but describes a tale of a nobleman who discovers his wife’s wealth hides a forged noble identity and a town blacksmith who is the real noble. Her husband waits in the car outside, prompting a quick retrieval.
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C. L Holcomb
United States
Kennewick, Wash
Hal H. Cole
Nat
Kennewick
Wash
C. O. Anderson
Lockerby & Kolb
Attorneys-At-Law
Bank of Kennewick
Moulton & Henderson
First National Bank
F. M.scrosby, M.d.,c.m
I. N. Mueller
King Block
D. S. Progumer
International Bank
Washinton
DR. Rhynsburger Osteopath
Koontz Hotel
L. G. Spaulding
Ad Surge
Emigh-Howe Bld’g
Cc. V. Delepine
Ida W. Green
Harness Shop
F. F. Beste
Pany's Fertilizers
Walt
Chas. H. Lilly Co
Seattle
Princess Theatre
Courier
the Bank of
Boston
Mass
Philadelphia
Atlanta, Ga
Chicago
Ill
St. Paul
Minn
Kansas City
J. B. Thomas
Pittsburg
Pettumwa, Ia
St. Louis
Omaha
The
Kennewick Grain & Milling Company
Kennewick Grain & Milling Co
Walter Lodge
Arthur Jo
Kennewick Dray Line
Furniture and Piano
Oriental Block
Seattle, U. 8, A
Crab Creek Lumber
M. N. Hudnall
General Electric
MAZDA
Gemazda
Pacific Power, & Light Co
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