Elizabeth Piper Ensley is credited with organizing the African American community to enact the suffrage referendum in Colorado in November, 1893.
Born on January 19, 1847, in New Bedford, Massachusetts Elizabeth was the daughter of Phillip F. and Jane Gibson Piper.
Elizabeth graduated from the West Newton English and Classical School In 1868. For one year after graduation, she traveled to England and Europe. When she returned home, Elizabeth took a job teaching in New Jersey.
On September 4, 1882, she married Newell Houston Ensley of Nashville, Tennessee. They had three children. Two children survived childhood.
The Ensleys lived in Washington, where Elizabeth was on the faculty of Howard University. They moved to Mississippi, where Elizabeth became a faculty member of Alcorn State University.
Then they moved to Denver, Colorado. Shortly after moving to Colorado, Elizabeth's husband died. She was left with two young children (ages 3 and 5). While in Denver, Elizabeth became the Denver correspondent for the Woman's Era publication.
Elizabeth helped miners who had lost jobs during the Silver Panic of 1893. She contacted people that she knew in Washington and Boston to help fund relief efforts.
Elizabeth Ensley worked to put the women's suffrage amendment on the ballot in 1893. She was the treasurer of the Colorado Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association.
With Ida Clark DePriest, Elizabeth organized the Colorado Colored Women's Republican Club to teach African-American women to be educated voters. Ensley established the Women's League in 1894 to inform black women how to vote, communicate the importance of voting, and communicate the nature of the issues.
She worked to ensure equality for all and civil rights.
She founded the Colorado Association of Colored Women's Clubs (CACW) in 1904. The CACW led community and educational programs, including the George Washington Carver Day Nursery.
Ensley served as the second Vice President of the Colorado State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Ensley was the only African-American member of the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' predominantly white board.
Elizabeth Piper Ensley died on February 23, 1919, in Denver.
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Born on January 19, 1847, in New Bedford, Massachusetts Elizabeth was the daughter of Phillip F. and Jane Gibson Piper.
Elizabeth graduated from the West Newton English and Classical School In 1868. For one year after graduation, she traveled to England and Europe. When she returned home, Elizabeth took a job teaching in New Jersey.
On September 4, 1882, she married Newell Houston Ensley of Nashville, Tennessee. They had three children. Two children survived childhood.
The Ensleys lived in Washington, where Elizabeth was on the faculty of Howard University. They moved to Mississippi, where Elizabeth became a faculty member of Alcorn State University.
Then they moved to Denver, Colorado. Shortly after moving to Colorado, Elizabeth's husband died. She was left with two young children (ages 3 and 5). While in Denver, Elizabeth became the Denver correspondent for the Woman's Era publication.
Elizabeth helped miners who had lost jobs during the Silver Panic of 1893. She contacted people that she knew in Washington and Boston to help fund relief efforts.
Elizabeth Ensley worked to put the women's suffrage amendment on the ballot in 1893. She was the treasurer of the Colorado Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association.
With Ida Clark DePriest, Elizabeth organized the Colorado Colored Women's Republican Club to teach African-American women to be educated voters. Ensley established the Women's League in 1894 to inform black women how to vote, communicate the importance of voting, and communicate the nature of the issues.
She worked to ensure equality for all and civil rights.
She founded the Colorado Association of Colored Women's Clubs (CACW) in 1904. The CACW led community and educational programs, including the George Washington Carver Day Nursery.
Ensley served as the second Vice President of the Colorado State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Ensley was the only African-American member of the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' predominantly white board.
Elizabeth Piper Ensley died on February 23, 1919, in Denver.
Contributor: md rudder (49492160)
Elizabeth Piper Ensley is credited with organizing the African American community to enact the suffrage referendum in Colorado in November, 1893.
Born on January 19, 1847, in New Bedford, Massachusetts Elizabeth was the daughter of Phillip F. and Jane Gibson Piper.
Elizabeth graduated from the West Newton English and Classical School In 1868. For one year after graduation, she traveled to England and Europe. When she returned home, Elizabeth took a job teaching in New Jersey.
On September 4, 1882, she married Newell Houston Ensley of Nashville, Tennessee. They had three children. Two children survived childhood.
The Ensleys lived in Washington, where Elizabeth was on the faculty of Howard University. They moved to Mississippi, where Elizabeth became a faculty member of Alcorn State University.
Then they moved to Denver, Colorado. Shortly after moving to Colorado, Elizabeth's husband died. She was left with two young children (ages 3 and 5). While in Denver, Elizabeth became the Denver correspondent for the Woman's Era publication.
Elizabeth helped miners who had lost jobs during the Silver Panic of 1893. She contacted people that she knew in Washington and Boston to help fund relief efforts.
Elizabeth Ensley worked to put the women's suffrage amendment on the ballot in 1893. She was the treasurer of the Colorado Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association.
With Ida Clark DePriest, Elizabeth organized the Colorado Colored Women's Republican Club to teach African-American women to be educated voters. Ensley established the Women's League in 1894 to inform black women how to vote, communicate the importance of voting, and communicate the nature of the issues.
She worked to ensure equality for all and civil rights.
She founded the Colorado Association of Colored Women's Clubs (CACW) in 1904. The CACW led community and educational programs, including the George Washington Carver Day Nursery.
Ensley served as the second Vice President of the Colorado State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Ensley was the only African-American member of the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' predominantly white board.
Elizabeth Piper Ensley died on February 23, 1919, in Denver.
Contributor: md rudder (49492160)
Born on January 19, 1847, in New Bedford, Massachusetts Elizabeth was the daughter of Phillip F. and Jane Gibson Piper.
Elizabeth graduated from the West Newton English and Classical School In 1868. For one year after graduation, she traveled to England and Europe. When she returned home, Elizabeth took a job teaching in New Jersey.
On September 4, 1882, she married Newell Houston Ensley of Nashville, Tennessee. They had three children. Two children survived childhood.
The Ensleys lived in Washington, where Elizabeth was on the faculty of Howard University. They moved to Mississippi, where Elizabeth became a faculty member of Alcorn State University.
Then they moved to Denver, Colorado. Shortly after moving to Colorado, Elizabeth's husband died. She was left with two young children (ages 3 and 5). While in Denver, Elizabeth became the Denver correspondent for the Woman's Era publication.
Elizabeth helped miners who had lost jobs during the Silver Panic of 1893. She contacted people that she knew in Washington and Boston to help fund relief efforts.
Elizabeth Ensley worked to put the women's suffrage amendment on the ballot in 1893. She was the treasurer of the Colorado Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association.
With Ida Clark DePriest, Elizabeth organized the Colorado Colored Women's Republican Club to teach African-American women to be educated voters. Ensley established the Women's League in 1894 to inform black women how to vote, communicate the importance of voting, and communicate the nature of the issues.
She worked to ensure equality for all and civil rights.
She founded the Colorado Association of Colored Women's Clubs (CACW) in 1904. The CACW led community and educational programs, including the George Washington Carver Day Nursery.
Ensley served as the second Vice President of the Colorado State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Ensley was the only African-American member of the Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs' predominantly white board.
Elizabeth Piper Ensley died on February 23, 1919, in Denver.
Contributor: md rudder (49492160)
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