Ralph Carr: Defender of Japanese Americans
When: 1887 – 1950 Where: Denver, Colorado and Southern Colorado Why Important: Governor who supported the rights…
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Patricia Schroeder: Colorado’s First Congresswoman
When: 1940-Present Where: Portland, OR, Denver, CO Why Important: Colorado’s first woman Congressperson Biography Patricia Nell Scott…
Kate Ferretti: Millinery Entrepreneur
When: 1891-1987 Where: Denver, CO Why Important: Ferretti was a female entrepreneur in the early twentieth century….
John Valentine: FTD Founder
When: early-1900s Where: Denver, CO Why Important: John Valentine founded the Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association (FTD) in…
Hattie McDaniel: Actress
When: 1895 – 1952 Where: Denver Why Important: First African American woman to win an Academy Award…
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Where: California; Ignacio and Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C. Why Important: U.S. Senator, Jewelry Designer, Rancher Biography When…