Adella Brown Bailey (1860–1937) was an American politician and suffragist.
Life
Bailey née Brown was born on February 8, 1860, in Aurora, New York.
In 1880 she married
Dewey C. Bailey with whom she had one child.
Brown's husband, Dewey, was the mayor of
Denver
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, Colorado from 1919 through 1923. Along with her husband, Adella was involved in political life in Denver, active in the
Republican Party and serving in 1920 as an alternate delegate from Colorado to the
Republican National Convention
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.
Brown was
clubwoman
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. She was a member of the Women's Club of Denver (WCD),
serving as president for four terms. She was also involved with the Equal Suffrage Association.
Nichol died in 1937.
See also
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List of suffragists and suffragettes
This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the publi ...
References
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1860 births
1937 deaths
Women in Colorado politics
Suffragists from Colorado
Colorado Republicans
Clubwomen