Mary A. Work's Campaign for School Sub-director, 1880

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Mary A. Work's Campaign for School Sub-director, 1880

Campaign Title

Mary A. Work's Campaign for School Sub-director, 1880

Candidate

Marital Status

Political Office - Local

School Sub-director

Campaign Success

Yes

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

Education
Local

Campaign Date

1880

City/Town

Delaware Township

State/Territory

Iowa

Region

Resources

Iowa, Legal and Political Status of Women in Iowa: An Historical Account of the Rights of Women i...

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In 1880 Mary A. Work was unanimously elected sub-director in district no. 6, Delaware township, Polk County, Iowa. Soon after, she was made president of the board, the first woman, so far as known, to fill the position of president of a sc…