Born in Kansas around 1869, Ida Clark grew up in Colorado.
She graduated from Denver High School in 1889. Ida and Richard K. DePriest married in 1891 and had two children. One of their children died in infancy.
Ida's entire life was focused on political activism. She worked to register and educate women voters in Colorado since Colorado women had been given suffrage in 1893.
Ida helped Elizabeth Piper Ensley found the Colored Women's Republican Club of Colorado. This organization was helpful with Joseph Henry Stuart, a black lawyer, being elected to the Colorado State Legislature in 1894.
Ida DePriest was the Corresponding Secretary to the Woman's League of Denver, an organization affiliated with the State Association of Colored Women's Clubs from 1895 to 1896. .Ida was elected Vice President of the Colorado State Republican League. In October 1895, Ida DePriest and Lizzie Olden attended the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' first annual meeting in Colorado Springs, as the only two black delegates from the Denver Women's League. Ida presented a paper addressing trends in popular literature to an audience of mostly white women. She was received well by her audience.
Ida DePriest was interested in education. She made sure that the Colored Women's League of Denver helped provide educational and social services to African American children.
Ida DePriest was a clerk in the office of Colorado Secretary of State Timothy O'Connor. She resigned in 1909 when she became the target of racist remarks from Secretary-Elect James B. Pearce. Few political jobs were open to black women, and Ida took a position as a maid at The Denver Dry Goods Company. Ida DePriest remained active in various Colorado women's clubs throughout her life. Ida worked for Denver's Election Commissioner in 1916, by registering voters before the presidential election. (Bio by: md rudder)
She graduated from Denver High School in 1889. Ida and Richard K. DePriest married in 1891 and had two children. One of their children died in infancy.
Ida's entire life was focused on political activism. She worked to register and educate women voters in Colorado since Colorado women had been given suffrage in 1893.
Ida helped Elizabeth Piper Ensley found the Colored Women's Republican Club of Colorado. This organization was helpful with Joseph Henry Stuart, a black lawyer, being elected to the Colorado State Legislature in 1894.
Ida DePriest was the Corresponding Secretary to the Woman's League of Denver, an organization affiliated with the State Association of Colored Women's Clubs from 1895 to 1896. .Ida was elected Vice President of the Colorado State Republican League. In October 1895, Ida DePriest and Lizzie Olden attended the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' first annual meeting in Colorado Springs, as the only two black delegates from the Denver Women's League. Ida presented a paper addressing trends in popular literature to an audience of mostly white women. She was received well by her audience.
Ida DePriest was interested in education. She made sure that the Colored Women's League of Denver helped provide educational and social services to African American children.
Ida DePriest was a clerk in the office of Colorado Secretary of State Timothy O'Connor. She resigned in 1909 when she became the target of racist remarks from Secretary-Elect James B. Pearce. Few political jobs were open to black women, and Ida took a position as a maid at The Denver Dry Goods Company. Ida DePriest remained active in various Colorado women's clubs throughout her life. Ida worked for Denver's Election Commissioner in 1916, by registering voters before the presidential election. (Bio by: md rudder)
Born in Kansas around 1869, Ida Clark grew up in Colorado.
She graduated from Denver High School in 1889. Ida and Richard K. DePriest married in 1891 and had two children. One of their children died in infancy.
Ida's entire life was focused on political activism. She worked to register and educate women voters in Colorado since Colorado women had been given suffrage in 1893.
Ida helped Elizabeth Piper Ensley found the Colored Women's Republican Club of Colorado. This organization was helpful with Joseph Henry Stuart, a black lawyer, being elected to the Colorado State Legislature in 1894.
Ida DePriest was the Corresponding Secretary to the Woman's League of Denver, an organization affiliated with the State Association of Colored Women's Clubs from 1895 to 1896. .Ida was elected Vice President of the Colorado State Republican League. In October 1895, Ida DePriest and Lizzie Olden attended the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' first annual meeting in Colorado Springs, as the only two black delegates from the Denver Women's League. Ida presented a paper addressing trends in popular literature to an audience of mostly white women. She was received well by her audience.
Ida DePriest was interested in education. She made sure that the Colored Women's League of Denver helped provide educational and social services to African American children.
Ida DePriest was a clerk in the office of Colorado Secretary of State Timothy O'Connor. She resigned in 1909 when she became the target of racist remarks from Secretary-Elect James B. Pearce. Few political jobs were open to black women, and Ida took a position as a maid at The Denver Dry Goods Company. Ida DePriest remained active in various Colorado women's clubs throughout her life. Ida worked for Denver's Election Commissioner in 1916, by registering voters before the presidential election. (Bio by: md rudder)
She graduated from Denver High School in 1889. Ida and Richard K. DePriest married in 1891 and had two children. One of their children died in infancy.
Ida's entire life was focused on political activism. She worked to register and educate women voters in Colorado since Colorado women had been given suffrage in 1893.
Ida helped Elizabeth Piper Ensley found the Colored Women's Republican Club of Colorado. This organization was helpful with Joseph Henry Stuart, a black lawyer, being elected to the Colorado State Legislature in 1894.
Ida DePriest was the Corresponding Secretary to the Woman's League of Denver, an organization affiliated with the State Association of Colored Women's Clubs from 1895 to 1896. .Ida was elected Vice President of the Colorado State Republican League. In October 1895, Ida DePriest and Lizzie Olden attended the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' first annual meeting in Colorado Springs, as the only two black delegates from the Denver Women's League. Ida presented a paper addressing trends in popular literature to an audience of mostly white women. She was received well by her audience.
Ida DePriest was interested in education. She made sure that the Colored Women's League of Denver helped provide educational and social services to African American children.
Ida DePriest was a clerk in the office of Colorado Secretary of State Timothy O'Connor. She resigned in 1909 when she became the target of racist remarks from Secretary-Elect James B. Pearce. Few political jobs were open to black women, and Ida took a position as a maid at The Denver Dry Goods Company. Ida DePriest remained active in various Colorado women's clubs throughout her life. Ida worked for Denver's Election Commissioner in 1916, by registering voters before the presidential election. (Bio by: md rudder)
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