Mary Howard's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1873

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Mary Howard's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1873
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Howard, Mary
Howard, Mary
Mary Howard, a 23 year old teacher, campaigned for County Superintendent of Schools in Sangamon County, Illinois in 1873. She was one of the first women in Illinois to run for office. Howard was the Anti-Monopoly Party candidate, and did...