12 Facts About Eliza Routt

Eliza Pickrell Routt was a pioneer in women's suffrage and the original first lady of the state of Colorado.

Eliza Routt was orphaned early in her childhood and then lived at the home of her grandfather Colonel William Franklin Elkins.

Eliza Routt received a good education, which involved study abroad and travel.

Year following her marriage, Routt moved to Colorado with her husband, who President Ulysses S Grant had appointed the Territorial Governor of Colorado.

In 1876, Colorado was made a state and John Eliza Routt was the state's first governor and she was the original and an active first lady, involved in community and public works.

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Eliza Routt helped to found the Old Ladies Home, as a member of the Ladies Relief Society.

Eliza Routt helped find a building for the Women's Home Club, now the YWCA, where young women lived.

Eliza Routt was an active member of the Christian Church of Denver.

Eliza Routt progressed the equal rights movement for women, as First Lady.

Eliza Routt supported the creation of the Botanical and Horticultural Laboratory as part of the Colorado Agricultural College.

Eliza Routt was the elected president of The City League of Denver, an active proponent of the women's suffrage movement.

Eliza Routt was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.