Colorado's first Poet Laureate. Appointed by Governor Shoup in 1919 from a list of candidates for a lifetime term. She was better known for her prose. Her 1884 book, Tales of the Colorado Pioneers, is a lively, anecdotal account of Colorado's early years, 1858 to 1883. Later wrote Colorado Pioneers in Picture and Story published in 1915. She was also an early member of the Denver Woman's Press Club.
Colorado's first Poet Laureate. Appointed by Governor Shoup in 1919 from a list of candidates for a lifetime term. She was better known for her prose. Her 1884 book, Tales of the Colorado Pioneers, is a lively, anecdotal account of Colorado's early years, 1858 to 1883. Later wrote Colorado Pioneers in Picture and Story published in 1915. She was also an early member of the Denver Woman's Press Club.
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