"Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West," the 2007 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, examined the ways in which women who lived in the region helped to shape the politics, economics, culture and environment, as well as the lasting effects of their contributions.

Part One -- Introduction: “How Women's Networks Contributed to the Shaping Of Politics, Culture, Economy And Environment of the West,” by Lynn Gilfillan-Morton; Session One, Achievements of the Ordinary: “A Remarkable Character: Marie Guiraud,” by Linda Bjorklund; “Laura Bell McDaniel, Queen of the Colorado City Tenderloin,” by Jan MacKell. Part Two -- “From Breeding Persian Cats to Wrapping Candy: Working Women of Colorado Springs in the 1920s,” by Michael and Patricia Olson. Session Two, The World and Work of Helen Hunt Jackson: “Helen Hunt Jackson: Rhetorical Warrior for Reform,” by Katherine Scott Sturdevant and Stephen Collins; “Virginia Donaghe McClurg, Mesa Verde Crusader,” by Judith R. Finley. Part Three -- “Vida Ellison and the Manitou Cliff Dwellings,” By Katie Gardner. Part Four -- “Alice Stewart Hill, Colorado Springs’ First Wildflower Artist: Her Family and Her Friends,” by Edwin and Nancy Bathke. “Elinor McGinn as Reformer Josephine Roche.” Part Five -- Session Three, Educators And Reformers: “They Came to Educate,” by Eugenia Ahrens; “Gretchen McRae, Civil Rights and Political Activist In Colorado Springs, 1930s 1960s,” by Caroline Curtis; “Maggie Smith Hathaway: Montana's Unsung Progressive Era Reformist,” by Patsy Clark. Part Six -- “Dr. Caroline Spencer -- A Radical for Reform,” by Chris Nicholl.

Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West by Pikes Peak Library District, Multimedia and Production Studio
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