Women’s History Month Feature

The Female Pioneers of Leadville

Words by Dan Hughes

Maybe it’s the rarified air of being at 10,152 feet, or the boom and bust and boom again nature of this mining and endurance sports town, but there’s something indomitable about Leadville. Founded in 1877, this settlement at the headwaters of the Arkansas River has had many strong pioneers in its history, but Leadville wouldn’t be where it is today without the women who helped to build it.

In honor of Women’s History Month...