Fifty for 150: Women in Colorado lobbied male voters to approve 1893 referendum on suffrage

A popular vote on a referendum granted women the right to vote in Colorado on Nov. 7, 1893. Just under 55% of male voters supported the measure — 35,798 votes for, and 29,551 votes against. While it’s debated which state was actually the first to grant women the right to vote, Colorado was the first […]

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 580

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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A popular vote on a referendum granted women the right to vote in Colorado on Nov. 7, 1893.

This story is part of Colorado at 150. Each Fifty for 150 story focuses on an event that helped define Colorado over 150 years of statehood. Newsline is publishing one Fifty for 150 story every weekday in reverse chronological order until the sesquicentennial, Aug. 1, when the final of 50 stories, about …

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