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Elbra Wedgeworth was once Denver City Council President and has remained a city staffer since then, and her work has shaped the city in many ways. Wedgeworth has a building named after her. The Elbra M. Wedgeworth Municipal Building in the city's Five Points neighborhood is an indicator of her remarkable legacy. Wedgeworth was raised in poverty in the Curtis Park projects and became a high-profile public figure who broke down many barriers for women and minorities.

She says her goal was to make a difference in the lives of those struggling and without a voice, and she has. She planned to become a social worker. Instead, she became a trailblazer.

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She was the only person in recent history to hold key positions in the Denver's mayor's office, the auditor's office and on the Denver City Council. She is the second African-American woman to serve as Council president, the first to chair the Downtown Denver Partnership, and first in the nation to host a national convention. If you ask anyone who worked with the city at the time, they'll say DNC wouldn't have happened in the Mile High City if not for her.