The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
WOMEN LEGISLATORS,
COLORADO HAS THREE or
THEM AND THEY'RE GOOD.
They Form Very strong Trio nsii"r
informed of More Combinations Mem
hers Could Not He Found iu tue
Legislature ~ Any state.


Especial i'utfl
Three women are members % ih'
Colorado legislature. Their Official a'-
lions have demonstrated that women
can nll Offices OF trust and RESPONSE
b.lity with credit 10 themselves ana
honc6t to the people they represent
Dr Mary T barry Who hha served the
past year ~ member NJ The house
from Pueblo county s conscientious
in everything she undertake. and not
easily dissuadod from what she con-
slders right This conscientious deyo-
ton TO duty and right 10 connection
with her logical mind and good iudg-
ment makes her q most valuable mem
Ger Of the Legislature 10 1851 sl"
graduated Ia medicine from the North
western university of Chicago Aiicr
one year In the preparatory school she
attended In the hospital FOR one year
a. house phyaician. after which she
practicod medicine Tor two years In
Va Crosse. Since 1894 she has been
In active practice In Pueblo where
che served AZ county physician dur-
ing tho years 1861 She Is mem
hor " the Medical society there. and Is
also examiner for the Penn Mutual In
snrnnco company. and considers the
absence Occasionod by her attendance
In the legislature a. sacrifice Of no
email moment She h not specially
interested In politics. but rather re-
cards her present position as % sacred
trust which she Will a. saoredly care
for ana guard. She did not seek the
ONCE. II WAS only through the earnest
ontfcaties OF her friends that she con
sented TO let her name stand. Her life
IL a very active one. and while she has
always approved " club work and va.
rious organized movements In which
Colorado women are engaged. her time
has always been too occupied to per-
init her TO enter into IL.
Mrs. Harriet G Il. Wright. one OF
the two women representative to the
Twelfth General Assembly from Ara
pahoc county located In Colorado q
years ago. and has lived In Denver n
years. Her family consists Of a hus-
band and three grown sons Mrs
Wright IL a recognized social and po-
litical leader. and enjoys the conn.
donce aud friendship OF very many
people. Her husband, Mr. Henry
Wright was one Of the pioneers Of the
state having gone TO Colorado 3s years
ago Mrs Wright Is q descendant on
both sidea from early colonial settlers
OF America. Two ancestors In her
mothers family. John and Jacob
Reeve, came over In the Maynower.
Her father was pioneer In Wiscon-
sin, aa she has been In Colorado. lie
was Presbyterian clergyman, was an
abolitloniht. aud also one Of the found.
ers ana directors OF Boloit college, the
nrst college Tor men IN Wisconsin. and
he also founded and was one OF the
ffst directors Of the Rockford Female
college at Rockford. m. Later he
founded the Wisconsin Female col
lcgc. the first college for women In
Wisconsin. and was is president for
many years, Mrs. wrlghts Interests.
therefore. were all along educational
lines In her girlhood and she has never
changed In that respect. After her
graduation from Rockford college she
taught In that city, and atterward
among the freedmen OF the south. Later
she taught In Columbus, wis. and
while there Joined her FIRST club. OF
which the Rev. Myron Reed was pres
ident Mr., Reed preached for several
years In a church In Columbus. which
was founded by her father. Mrs,
Wright has one sister. who Is super
intendent OF the schools In Drummond
county, Wisconsin. and another who Ia
superintendent OF the schools In Port
land city, Wis. Mrs Wright has a
Keen, logical mind. which grasps a