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lives of some of Lafayette's most influential women are woven together by a common thread: a dedication to
improving the lives of others. This former coal miner's house, now the Miners Museum, was used as a meeting
place during the Long Strike of 1910-14.
Many miners' wives (such as Elizabeth Beranek) took up
the fight for the rights of coal miners and their children. Social activism did not end with the Long Strike.
Josephine Roche never lived in Lafayette, but her efforts
to improve the working conditions of miners left a lasting legacy.
Alicia Sanchez dedicated her life to making affordable
health care a reality for Lafayette's low-income residents. La Clinica Campesina, which she helped found
in 1977 operates today in Lafayette and Denver.
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