Adelia Wells: Female Homesteader in Aurora

March is Women’s History Month. Come learn about women’s history in Colorado and around the world at our Speaker Series. Each event features a different expert discussing an aspect of women’s history. Register and learn more.

Join Karol Shupe for a presentation on the life of Adelia Wells. During the late 1800s many men and families flocked to the western Kansas territory to claim land, Adelia Wells is one of the few single women to sucessfully prove upon her claim. Learn about the life she carved out for herself in what is now Aurora.