Join the Center for Colorado Women’s History every Tuesday evening in June, July, and August! We will be open late until 7:00 PM to enjoy free live music and company in our gardens.

From 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Britt Deven will offer a free live performance in the museum gardens outside (weather permitting).

From 5:30 – 6:30 PM, “Give Me My Corset or Give Me Death: Dress Reform and Controversy in Colorado” will be presented by Tara Kaufman inside. Program tickets include General Admission benefits. Capacity is limited, so pre-reservation of tickets is encouraged. Redemption of your pre-reserved ticket includes a discount code to apply to Bloomers Tour admission at a later date.

About the artists:

Britt Devens is a sober songwriter who writes about hope, heartbreak and recovery. A Colorado native known for being vulnerable while sharing her experiences around addiction and being a queer person in the LGBTQ community. Britt also enjoys starting conversations around the importance of taking care of their physical and mental health. Music performance presented in collaboration with Athena Project.

Give Me My Corset or Give Me Death: Dress Reform and Controversy in Colorado: After decades of fighting for their rights, women in Colorado finally achieved the right to vote in 1893, making the state the first in the US to enact women’s suffrage by popular referendum. Evolving in tandem with the women’s suffrage movement was the dress reform movement, for which women donned looser clothing like bloomers and divided skirts to allow them a greater sense of movement when in public and participating in sports and outdoor activities.