Women’s contributions to history are often underrepresented and overlooked. In Colorado Springs, Mary Lou Makepeace changed that legacy.

As the first — and to date only — female Mayor of Colorado Springs, she reshaped civic leadership with courage, vision, and inclusivity.

Mary Lou Makepeace broke down walls so that the community as a whole can thrive, by becoming

• The first female mayor of Colorado Springs, serving two impactful terms
• A catalyst for inclusion and equity, fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, women’s leadership across civic and private fields, and community engagement
• A champion of public service, leading initiatives like the Springs Community Improvement Project, Take Ten with the Mayor, and the Mayor’s One Hundred Teens Project
• A champion of downtown and city development, leading projects like the Uncle Wilbur Fountain, development of the new airport terminal, and promoting America the Beautiful Park
• A promoter and developer of community leaders
• Nominated the first women judges in Colorado Springs and El Paso County
• Educated future citizens, teaching at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Leadership Pikes Peak
• Advanced women and equal treatment for all citizens through Artemis, The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, and Pikes Peak Women

Women’s contributions to history are often underrepresented and overlooked. In Colorado Springs, Mary Lou Makepeace changed that legacy.

As the first — and to date only — female Mayor of Colorado Springs, she reshaped civic leadership with courage, vision, and inclusivity.

Mary Lou Makepeace broke down walls so that the community as a whole can thrive, by becoming

• The first female mayor of Colorado Springs, serving two impactful terms
• A catalyst for inclusion and equity, fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, women’s leadership across civic and private fields, and community engagement
• A champion of public service, leading initiatives like the Springs Community Improvement Project, Take Ten with the Mayor, and the Mayor’s One Hundred Teens Project
• A champion of downtown and city development, leading projects like the Uncle Wilbur Fountain, development of the new airport terminal, and promoting America the Beautiful Park
• A promoter and developer of community leaders
• Nominated the first women judges in Colorado Springs and El Paso County
• Educated future citizens, teaching at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Leadership Pikes Peak
• Advanced women and equal treatment for all citizens through Artemis, The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, and Pikes Peak Women

Colorado Springs has a rich legacy of pioneer women, however only three statues of named women exist in the city: Fannie Mae Duncan, Julie Penrose, and Katharine Lee Bates. (Many more named men are honored in stone and bronze throughout the county.)

The Makepeace Foundation is dedicated to memorializing and celebrating women who advocated public service, leadership, stewardship, and civic engagement, along with the myriad contributions of women in the arts, education, sciences, business, and philanthropy throughout the history of the Pikes Peak Region. [put in pictures of Helen Hunt Jackson, Ruth Banning Lewis, Alice Bemis Taylor, Elizabeth Wright Ingraham, Rhea Woltman, Susan Helmsley]

The first goal of this Foundation is to build a bronze statue in the likeness of Mary Lou Makepeace

Colorado Springs has a rich legacy of pioneer women, however only three statues of named women exist in the city: Fannie Mae Duncan, Julie Penrose, and Katharine Lee Bates. (Many more named men are honored in stone and bronze throughout the county.)

The Makepeace Foundation is dedicated to memorializing and celebrating women who advocated public service, leadership, stewardship, and civic engagement, along with the myriad contributions of women in the arts, education, sciences, business, and philanthropy throughout the history of the Pikes Peak Region.

The first goal of this Foundation is to build a bronze statue in the likeness of Mary Lou Makepeace.