Jenkins, Harriet

Harriet Jenkins was elected to the Board of Education in Yardley, New Jersey in 1911.

Phelps, Gertrude L.

Before 1913 Gertrude L. (Mrs. Arthur S.) Phelps was elected to the Bound Brook, New Jersey school board. Her husband was an Episcopal minister.

Schofield, Hannah

Hannah Scholfield of Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey was the first woman in the state elected to an office. In 1874 she was elected to a school committee.

George, Clementine C.

Clementine C. George was elected to the School Board in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1891.  George was the only one of four candidates to win her race that year.

La Monte, Caroline B.

Caroline B. La Monte was a member of the Bound Brook, New Jersey school board. She was elected some time before 1914. La Monte was later active with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the United Action Campaign Co...

Frances Herr's Campaign for School Board Member, 1914

Caroline B. La Monte's Campaign for School Board Member, 1914

Baker, Julia S.

Julia S. Baker, or Mrs. W.W Baker, from Westfield, New Jersey was a candidate for the school board in 1894. She lost but received nearly 200 votes, as did the other female candidate, Miss Ella L. Ferris.

Harriet Jenkins' Campaign for Board of Education, 1911

Goerge, Clementine C.

Clementine C. George was elected to the School Board of Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1891.  She was the only one of four women candidates to be elected that year.