Adella Brown Bailey (1860–1937) was an American politician and suffragist.

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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

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, Colorado from 1919 through 1923. Along with her husband, Adella was involved in political life in Denver, active in the

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and serving in 1920 as an alternate delegate from Colorado to the

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. Brown was

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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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Adella Brown 1860 births 1937 deaths Women in Colorado politics American suffragists

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