Carrie C. Holly
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name = Carrie C. Holly
| image = Carrie-Clyde-Holly-1895.png
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| office=Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
| term_start = 1895
| term_end = 1896
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1866|7|15}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1943|7|13|1866|7|15}}
| death_place = Castle Rock, Washington, U.S.
| party = Republican
| spouse = Charles Frederick Holly
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| residence = Pueblo, Colorado
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Caroline Clyde Holly (July 15, 1866 – July 13, 1943) was a U.S. politician in the state of Colorado.
Legislative career
Colorado became the first state in which women obtained the right to vote through popular election in 1893.{{cite web|title=House Bill 118|url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/digital/suffrage.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022174943/http://www.colorado.gov//dpa/doit/archives/digital/suffrage.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2006|publisher=State of Colorado|accessdate=10 March 2013}} The following year, on November 6, 1894, three women were elected to serve in the Colorado House of Representatives. Besides Holly, they included Clara Cressingham and Frances S. Klock.{{cite web|title=First Women to Serve in State and Territorial Legislatures|url=http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/wln/first-women-in-state-legislatures.aspx|publisher=National Conference of State Legislatures|accessdate=10 March 2013}} All three were Republicans and were sworn into office in 1895. Each served one term, from 1895 to 1896.
Carrie Holly introduced a total of fourteen bills. One became law: a bill that aimed to increase the Age of Consent for girls to 21. The outcome was a compromise: the Age of Consent was increased to 18. Carrie Holly published a detailed account of the legislative process.{{Cite book
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| access-date = February 3, 2024
| author = Carrie Holly
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| year = 1895
| publisher = Arena Publishing Company
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She did not run for re-election after her first term, although she maintained an active interest in politics and public affairs and was admitted to the bar in 1896.