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Bill regarding the park to be approved. The Hogg Bill was passed on June 7, 1906, but unfortunately contained boundaries for the park which excluded all of the major ruins. This error was quickly improved with the Brooks-Leupp
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for exclusive water rights and permission to build and maintain roads. The women worked hard to gain support for their cause, showing the land to members of the
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Peabody was a member of numerous associations and groups. This included membership in the
Colorado Equal Suffrage Association, Colorado Society of the
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The movement was gaining momentum, but McClurg changed her stance in 1904 and wanted Mesa Verde to instead be a
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