A Gold Hill vacation for Chicago's working women

On today's show, Maryann Rosen tells us how a couple teachers, a bluebird, and a love for the Colorado outdoors revitalized the spirits of Chicago’s working women in the early 20th century. This episode received contributions from a 2021 History Colorado article written by Dr. Kayann Short. You can read her piece here.Also, in this week's newsFederal funding freeze slashes Nederland's TEENS Inc. budgetBlack Hawk Swears in new city aldermenNederland secures Caribou Village Fire demolition permitsBoard of Trustees approve financing structure for Eldora PurchaseBoulder Falls trail could be closed for goodOur theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!