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Video Contest "Her Colorado: Stories Across 8 Regions”
Invites Students to Explore and Elevate the Women Who Shaped the StateWhen selecting an Inductee for your video, you can visit both the biography section and Inductee by Region by clicking the links below:
Inductees by region includes information on such items as plaques, statues, libraries, and other landmarks named after the Inductees that you can visit in Colorado, if applicable to the Inductee.
Getting started with your video content and creation
1. View video tutorial above.
Click Here to access a list of Inductees by region:
• Denver & Cities of the Rockies
• Mountains & Mesas
• Rockies Playground
• Pikes Peak Wonders
• Mystic San Luis
• The Great West
• Canyons & Plains
• Pioneering Plains
3. Choose an Inductee from the 205 women currently Inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.
4. Connect to a place. Include at least one real location connected to her story:
• A landmark, school, museum, or community space
• A historical or cultural location
• View CWHF’s suggested locations
5. Create your video
Your video should answer: How did this woman shape this region and why does her legacy still matter today?
Your video should include:
• Who she was
• What she did
• A real place tied to the region
• End your video with: “As Colorado celebrates 150 years, her legacy reminds us that…”
Video requirements:
• Length: 2-5 minutes
• Format: MP4 or MOV
Next Steps: How to enter your video
After reading “Getting started with your video”, create a 2-5 minute video featuring a Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame inductee.
1. Upload to YouTube: Set the privacy to “Unlisted.”
2. Submit: Copy and paste the YouTube link into the submission form on the Wishpond contest page.
Deadline: July 1, 2026
Read About submission requirements, and contest guidelines listed in the section below.
Prizes:
Finalists: One finalist from each age group (MS 6-8, HS 9-12, and college undergraduate through final year.) will be chosen to attend select private Class of 2027 Induction events. Each finalist will receive gala tickets for you and a guest to the Class of 2027 Induction Gala in March 0f 2027.
Grand Prize: Winner will receive $1,000 and their featured video shown at the Gala.
2nd Runner-Up: Winner will receive $500.
3rd Runner-Up: Winner will receive $250.
Submission Deadline July 1, 2026.
Contest Rules and Terms
Eligibility:
Open to students from 6th grade through their last year of undergraduate study.
This contest is open to Colorado Students Only.
Videos must be original, not previously published, and each participant can submit only one entry.
Submission Requirements:
Videos should be uploaded to the student’s personal YouTube Channel, and submitted to our contest platform (Click Here).
Videos must clearly identify and explain the achievements of the inspiring woman, demonstrating her connection to CWHF values.
Content: Use storytelling techniques to engage viewers and link personal inspiration to historical or contemporary role models. How well does the video highlight a CWHF Inductee and stick to the contest theme? Does the video grab attention and keep viewers interested throughout the video?
Judging Criteria: Videos will be evaluated based on creativity, originality, clarity, and adherence to the contest theme and curriculum integration. Is the storytelling fresh? Are there any creative elements that stand out? How’s the production quality? Is the video clear, with clear sound and editing? Does it meet the length requirements (2-5) minutes and follow all the contest rules?
Ownership and Usage Rights:
Participants retain ownership but grant permission for their videos to be used for promotional purposes related to the contest and CWHF.
Publicity and Promotion:
Contest organizers may feature and promote selected entries on their
website and social media.
Code of Conduct: Entries that include harmful, offensive, or inappropriate material, or content that does not align with the contest values, may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the organizers.
Video Contest Questions: contact info@cogreatwomen.org –Provide contact details for inquiries related to the contest.
Thank You Sponsors!
Watch Grand Prize Winner - Student Video Contest Below!
Rhone Peterson, Colorado Mesa University "All Aboard! A Tale of Elizabeth "Baby Doe" Tabor, Colorado Silver Queen"View 2nd and 3rd Prize
Kai Rogers, Thomas Jefferson High School,
Inductee Judy Collins
Cecelia May, Denver School of Arts, Inductee Martha Maxwell, Famous Huntress/Taxidermist
