famous coloradoans of the 1800s. susan “doc susie” anderson 1870-1960 one of the first female...
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Susan “Doc Susie” Anderson
1870-1960
One of the first female doctors in Colorado
Rode her horse to get to patients in remote mining and logging areas
Saved many lives during the Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19.
Casamira Barela 1847-1920
Colorado state senator for 37 years
Helped write Colorado State Constitution
Businessman
James Beckworth 1798-1866
African-American mountain man and fur trader
Led early expeditions of the Rocky Mountains
Lived with the Crow Indians for many years
William Bent 1809-1869
Built Bent’s Fort along the Santa Fe Trail
Married to a Cheyenne, he helped build good relationships between whites and Indians
Isabella Bird 1831-1904
World traveler and author
3,000 mile horseback trip on “Birdie” along the Front Range
One of the first women to climb Long’s Peak in 1873.
Black Kettle 1803-1868
Cheyenne chief
A great peacemaker between the Indians and white settlers
Survived Sand Creek Massacre
“Aunt” Clara Brown 1803-1885
Nicknamed “Angel of the Rockies”
Freed slave
Businesswoman
Worked hard to bring black people out of enslavement and poverty
Margaret “Molly” Brown
1867-1932
Worked for women’s suffrage
Gave generously to poor
Survived sinking of The Titanic
Chipeta 1843-1924
Ute tribe
She and her husband, Chief Ouray, were peacemakers
Traveled to Washington DC in attempts to negotiate better relations between whites and Indians
Mary Elitch 1865-1936
Businesswoman
Opened Elitch Zoological Gardens in 1890, only zoo west of Chicago
Later added roller coaster and other amusement rides
Elizabeth Ensely 1848-1915
African-American who worked for civil rights for blacks
Fought for women’s suffrage (Colorado was the 2nd state to allow women for vote in 1893)
Justina Ford 1871-1952
Denver’s 1st female African-American doctor
She treated anyone who needed medical care regardless of their race, citizenship, or ability to pay
Emily Griffith 1868-1947
Teacher
Founded Emily Griffith Opportunity School
Believed education could lift people out of poverty
Helped poor with food and money
Frances Jacobs 1843-1892
“Mother of Charities”
Founded the Denver Ladies’ Relief Society to help with sickness and poverty
Her concern over tuberculosis led her to establish National Jewish Hospital in 1892.
Little Raven 1810?-1889
Arapaho chief
Negotiated peace between the Southern Arapaho, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, and Plains Apache in 1840
Survived Sand Creek Massacre
Travelled to Washington, DC to try to make peace between government and Indians
Martha Maxwell 1831-1881
Naturalist, taxidermist, and markswoman
Opened her own natural history museum in Boulder
Ellis Meredith 1865-1955
Journalist for Rocky Mountain News
Suffragist
Worked hard for women’s rights
Author of 4 books
Enos Mills 1870-1922
Mountain guide in Estes Park
Naturalist and photographer
Established Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915
Owl Woman 1800?-1840
Cheyenne Indian married to William Bent, founder of Bent’s Fort
Built positive relationships between two worlds – white and Indian
Alferd Packer 1842-1907
Mountain man who led expeditions over the Rocky Mountains
Accused of cannibalism
William Palmer 1838-1909
Civil War soldier
Owner and co-founder of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Built first railroad from Denver to Pikes Peak region
Founded Colorado Springs
Dr. Florence Sabin 1871-1953
Doctor, medical researcher
1st woman to become a professor at any medical college in U.S.
Pioneered research in fighting tuberculosis
Teresita Sandoval 1811-1894
One of Colorado’s first pioneers
Early settler along Arkansas River near Pueblo
Helped her husband run Fort El Pueblo
Minnie Scalabrino 1865-1936
Journalist for Rocky Mountain News
Suffragist
Equal rights for African-Americans
Jefferson “Soapy” Smith
1860-1898
One of the greatest con men of all times
Very generous, and gave to charities
Chin Lin Sou 1837-1894
Immigrant, railroad worker, miner
Brought thousands of Chinese to Colorado
Mayor of Hop Alley
Helped improve working conditions for workers
Winfield S. Stratton 1848-1902
Known as “The Gold King”
Discovered one of the richest gold mines on Earth in Colorado
“Uncle Dick” Wootten 1816-1892
Mountain man
Provided buffalo meat for sale at Bent’s Fort
Built toll road over Raton Pass
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http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/arcbiog.html