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Annah Greene Pettee
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
1927–1930
Personal details
Born
Annah Taft Greene

August 3, 1874
Pike, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1959
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseWilliam Nelson Pettee[1]
RelationsCordelia A. Greene (aunt)
Children5
EducationElmira College

Annah Taft Greene Pettee (née Annah Taft Greene; August 3, 1874 – June 13, 1959) was an American state legislator in Colorado. A Republican,[2] she served from 1927 to 1930 and represented Denver County.[3][4][5][6]

An advertisement for her and other candidates ran in 1925 in Colorado Manufacturer and Consumer.[7] She, Helen Beatty Noland, and Kittie Brighton sponsored a bill in 1929 to allow physicians to provide information on birth control.[8]

Her paternal aunt was Cordelia A. Greene, the founder and director of the Castile Sanitarium in Castile, New York.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1918). History of Colorado. S.J. Clarke. p. 458.
  2. ^ Clarke, Ida Clyde (1928). "Women of Today".
  3. ^ "Women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives |". strongsisters.org.
  4. ^ "Summary of Night News". Casper Star-Tribune. November 11, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election, and at the General Election for Presidential Electors, United States Senators, Congressmen, State, Legislative and District Officers, and Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Initiated and Referred Bills". 1915.
  6. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado". 1929.
  7. ^ "The Colorado Manufacturer and Consumer". 1925.
  8. ^ "Legislative News Review". Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Surface Creek Champion, Volume 24, Number 37. March 7, 1929.
  9. ^ Gordon, Elizabeth Putnam (1925). The Story of the Life and Work of Cordelia A. Greene, M. D. The Castilian. p. 169.
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