Minnie C. T. Love

Minnie C. T. Love (born Minnie Cecilia Francesca Tucker; November 9, 1855 – May 13, 1942) was an American physician and politician from Denver, Colorado. She was an active suffragist, a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, and a member of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan.

Early life and education Minehaha Cecelia Tucker was born on November 9, 1855, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to William Henry and Lizzie Letitia (Roosevelt) Tucker. Her sister, Blanche Roosevelt, was an opera singer and writer. Tucker married Charles Guerley Love on August 16, 1876, in Washington, D.C. The family moved to Denver, Colorado in the late 1870s, where Minnie C. T. Love became involved in the campaign for women's suffrage. Suffrage Love was a member of the Equal Suffrage Association, as well as the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Denver Women's Club. The latter club met at her house to discuss "the ideas of eugenics and better breeding." She lost her reelection bid in 1922, but was successfully reelected in 1924. While in office, she focused on family health and pre-natal care. She was an advocate for the forced sterilization of "epileptics and the insane."

Involvement in the Ku Klux Klan

The Colorado Klan was founded by John Galen Locke in 1921 and headquartered in Denver. In December 1924, Meta L. Gremmels, Ester B. Hunt, and Denver Women's Club member Laurena H. Senter incorporated the Colorado chapter of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan. Minnie C. T. Love joined, holding the office of "excellent commander."

Death Minnie C. T. Love died on May 13, 1942.