Die Bienenkönigin
The late nineteenth century in Colorado was host to a number of forces that ultimately led to suffrage - including the Women's Christian Temperance Union , the Farmer's Alliance populist political party, the merger of NWSA and AWSAA into NAWSA. However, what was most influential in regards to Churchill was the fact that by 1890 in Colorado, most women met in cities and were able to meet and discuss the incendiary topics she frequently discussed in "The Queen Bee". Social democratic politics in the west was focused on suffrage, temperance, and populism - such as the Farmer's Alliance - in which Churchill consistently challenged, questioned, and at times affirmed.