strong sisters
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‘Strong Sisters’ documentary about women in Colorado politics available for free download
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In celebration of Women’s History Month in March, the acclaimed documentary “Strong Sisters,” which tells the story of elected women in Colorado, is available to download for free through the end of March, its producers said Friday. Women have been getting elected to office in Colorado longer than anywhere else in the world, and the 75-minute…
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‘Strong Sisters’ documentary producers set discussion about women in Colorado politics
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The producers of “Strong Sisters,” a documentary that tells the story of elected women in Colorado, are sponsoring a panel discussion about the same topic at History Colorado. Written and produced by Laura Hoeppner and Meg Froelich, “Strong Sisters” is built around interviews with 76 current and former female elected officials, historians, journalists and campaign strategists.…
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Letter: Sewell-Belmont House gets much deserved designation
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Editor: As co-producers of “Strong Sisters,” the new documentary film that tells the extraordinary story of elected women in Colorado, we are delighted that the Sewell-Belmont House in Washington, D.C. is being designated as a National Monument. This new designation for what will now be called the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, honors the history of women winning the right…
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BARTELS: “Strong Sisters” documents the role of women in Colorado politics
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A who’s who of female politicians — including former House majority leaders Norma Anderson to Amy Stephens — showed up Sunday for the premiere of the documentary they starred in, “Strong Sisters,” which examines women and Colorado politics. The bipartisan film, produced by Meg Kruizenga Froelich and Laura Hoeppner, looks at the many firsts…
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Froelich: Colorado’s ‘strong sisters,’ then and now
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In 1917, Colorado state Rep. Agnes Riddle famously challenged her colleagues over a red light district: “Why shut the gates of hell on the women of the red light district, and leave the men who put them there free to roam around in respectable society? But I myself will vote for your bill if you’ll…
