Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Referendum Approval

When
1893-11-07
Where
Colorado
Part of
Colorado women granted the right to vote

Colorado voters approved the women's suffrage initiative on November 7, 1893, following the General Assembly's passage of the bill earlier that year.

The General Assembly passed a bill for a voter referendum in 1893. On November 7, 1893, the state's voters approved the initiative, making Colorado the first state to grant women's suffrage through a popular vote.

Sources

  1. Colorado Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Women's suffrage in Colorado Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-30

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