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Colorful Coloradans Biographies
Lena Archuleta (1920 - 2011)
Denver's first Hispanic female school principal, Lena Archuleta was dedicated to improving life for all people, especially Hispanic Denverites.
Caroline Bancroft (1900 - 1985)
Historian, journalist, and philanthropist whose stories about Colorado history helped spark new interest in the state's past.
Casimiro Barela (1847-1920)
Casimiro Barela was a long-serving senator in the Colorado legislature.
George Bent (1843 - 1918)
Cheyenne-American interpreter and historian who often found himself caught between his mother's Cheyenne world and his father's white American world.
Black Kettle (1807 - 1868)
Black Kettle was a chief of the Southern Cheyenne people. He fought for peace even as his people suffered brutality and death at the hands of the government.
Ralph Carr (1887-1950)
Governor of Colorado who served during WWII. He publicly opposed putting Japanese Americans into internment camps.
Elizabeth Piper Ensley (1847 - 1919)
Elizabeth was born the child of a former slave and spent her life fighting for women's suffrage and the rights of African Americans.
Maude Fealy (1881-1971)
Actress, author, director and teacher known for her work in silent film and plays at the historic Elitch Theatre
Eugene Field (1850 - 1895)
Poet, newspaper writer, and humorist whose poetry for and about children is still widely read today.
Gladys Caldwell Fisher (1907-1952)
Artist, particularly known for her sculptures of animals.