Shaping Our Future by Remembering Our Past

When they first moved to Denver, Fanny and Zesa Starr lived on Denver's legendary Westside, south of Sloan's Lake. Born in Poland, Zesa and Fanny, both Holocaust survivors, lived in east Denver when I first met them years later. That's when they both came to Dr. Victoria McCabe's classes at Regis University and shared the stories of their lives. Fannie told us of her … [Read more...] about Fanny Starr, Denver’s oldest known holocaust survivor, Passes Away

Can you believe I once actually worked for The Denver Post? Helen Bonfils, the owner of our own Denver Post, funded what she called The Denver Post Opera.  Miss Helen paid for the construction of a stage at the Cheesman Memorial in Cheesman Park.  She paid for all the actors and all the members of the local orchestra.  She paid the union rate and I was always … [Read more...] about Helen Bonfills and the Denver Post

Among the many accomplished women in North Denver’s long history, Theo Eson stands out from the crowd. Born Theodosia Belle Keith in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1908, my grandmother was an acclaimed and versatile writer, small-business owner, mother of three, and longtime church administrator. Along with the many challenges faced by talented women in the first part of the … [Read more...] about Theo Eson: Icon of North Denver Women Writers