Explore Minnie Reynold's desk at the Denver Women’s Press Club. 

(1865-1936) (Also Minnie Reynolds Scalabino). Minnie came to Colorado in 1890 to make her career as a newspaper writer, working for the Rocky Mountain News. She became Press Chair of the Colorado Women’s Suffrage Association in 1893 and persuaded 75% of the newspapers in Colorado to offer pro-suffrage space for her writings. She was part of the group that went to the World’s Fair in 1893 to convince Susan B. Anthony to come to Colorado. She became involved in the Populist Party, and ran for State Legislature in 1894. In addition to founding the Denver Women’s Press Club, she was also one of the organizers of the Denver Women’s Club.

Minnie J. Reynolds was the founder of Denver Woman's Press Club, 1898.  This photo shows her Press Club office.

Photograph, Minnie J. Reynolds

History Colorado

Typewriters, hand-written letters, and phones were used to communicate with each other and organize suffrage efforts.

Polling place the year after women received the right to vote in Colorado.  Copied from "Harper's Weekly" Nov. 24, 1894; "A Precinct Headquarters in a Residence District - Time, 7:15 am

Photograph, Vote at Polling Place

The Colorado Equal Suffrage Association was the main non-partisan organization in Colorado working toward granting women the right to vote.

The constitution pamphlet includes Articles for mission and operation of the Colorado Equal Suffrage Association.  It lists the officers for 1891-1892.

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Constitution for Colorado Equal Suffrage Association

Fliers like these were exchanged and posted across the country to help with communication.

Flier from the National American Woman Suffrage Association.  The flier lists discussion topics supporting suffrage including justice, child-raising, and as part of the work force.

Standards for Suffrage Work in Action!