Alma V. Short Lafferty (October 12, 1854 – November 17, 1928) was an American suffragist, clubwoman, and politician.

[3] Alma V. Short was active in the suffrage effort in Colorado in the early 1890s,[4] and in the leadership of the Woman's Club of Denver.

[6] She chaired the chamber's education committee, and introduced legislation on juvenile justice, alcohol and tobacco sales to minors, teacher certification, and an eight-hour work day for women.

In 1914 she was president of the Women's Peace Association of Colorado,[8] and with state senator Helen Ring Robinson led a vigil during the violence surrounding the Ludlow Massacre and Colorado Coalfield War.

[10] In 1923 she attended the Western States Conference of the National Woman's Party.