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Since 1898, the Denver Woman's Press Club (DWPC) has been a gathering place for professional women writers and editors of all genres--journalists, poets, historians, novelists, and more. Our founders in 1898 and ongoing generations of DWPC leaders have helped make dramatic breakthroughs for women's rights and writers in Colorado. We invite you to share our story and help us support future generations of writers and communicators by donating to DWPC Scholarships this Colorado Gives Day.
For many years, DWPC Scholarships have supported talented young women in pursuit of their college degree in journalism, creative writing, communications, and other writing professions. Your Colorado Gives Day donation will help fund one of our scholarships for the coming year. To show our appreciation, your gift of $50 or more will be matched by a group of generous DWPC members.
Rachel Lorenz is a recent recipient of the DWPC Frances Belford Wayne Scholarship, which was established in 1940. After a short career in Engineering and a long stretch as a stay-at-home parent, the desire to tell the stories of other people led her back to school (Metropolitan State University) and into journalism. "Journalism has the power to connect people with issues that matter and with the ways they can effect change," she says. "I'm honored to participate in such work."
" I have been pleased with the programs, the newsletters, the contacts and friendships. The Board has done a grand job!"
"The DWPC is a valuable connection for me to the writing community."
"It is an honor to be part of this organization."
"I am very happy with the way the club functions--a little something for everyone. I like to partake in different events at different times, and the many choices of events is appreciated. I joined because of the friendly, helpful members I met."
"As soon as I joined, my world exploded with growth."
"The object for which our said corporation is formed and incorporated is for the purpose of advancing and encouraging women in literary work, to cultivate acquaintance and friendship among women of literary taste, to engage in educational effort, charity and philanthropy, to secure the benefits arising from organized effort..."
DWPC Certificate of Incorporation, 1898
In the spring of 1898, the Denver Woman's Press Club was founded by nineteen charter members. Organizer and first president, Minnie J. Reynolds, was the first woman political writer on the Rocky Mountain News, and the first woman candidate for the Populist Party in Colorado. Reynolds was inducted into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame in 2019 and the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2022.
In 1924, the club purchased the Denver studio home of George Elbert Burr, an American printmaker and painter best known for his etchings and drypoints of the desert and mountain regions of the American West. The DWPC, one of the nation's oldest continuously operating women's press clubs, also is reportedly the only women's press group in the U.S. that owns its own home. The clubhouse was designated a historic landmark in 1968 by the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission and placed on the state register of historic properties in 1995.
Over the years, the Denver Woman's Press Club has been honored to receive numerous grants to support club operations and restore our historic 1910 clubhouse and garden, including those from the Colorado Historical Fund, Colorado Garden Show, El Pomar Foundation, and Colorado Creative Industries. We continue to earn grants and receive funds from private donors to help us maintain our clubhouse, which continues to welcome both members and the public for author receptions and other special events.
Many literary luminaries have been guests of DWPC including William Barrett, Barbara Cartland, Mary Higgins Clark, Barbara Kingsolver, James Michener, Robert MacNeil, Anna Quindlen, Tracy Chevalier, and Annie Proulx.
Today the DWPC membership includes over 160 writing professionals in various fields - publishing, journalism, electronic communications, advertising, marketing, public relations, trade and business publications, history, education, freelance marketing, fundraising, and government.
Organization name
Denver Woman's Press Club: Going Strong Since 1898
other names
DWPC
1898
Tax id (EIN)
84-0503553
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
1325 Logan StreetDenver County, CO, US