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Barmore, Henrietta Lane

On March 4, 1919, Henrietta Lane Barmore became the first woman to be elected to office in Westchester County, New York as Village Treasurer. Running on the Democratic ticket, she won by a large plurality to Republican, Max Saloman. In N...

Andrews, Roseanna

Roseanna Andrews was one of three women elected to the Board of Education in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1880.

Baright, Clarice Margoles

Clarice Margoles Baright was was a candidate for delegate at large for the Democratic National Convention from New York in 1920. She was a New York City lawyer prominent in public life. She was born in Austria and immigrated to the U.S. ...

Campbell, Grace P.

Grace Campbell campaigned for the 19th District seat in the New York State Assembly in 1919 and 1920. She did not win either race, but received about 10% of the vote both years. Campbell may have been the first African American woman in ...

Almy, Martha R.

Almy ran an unsuccessful campaign to be a School Commissioner in Chautauqua County in 1893. Almy was the candidate put forth by the Chautauqua Political Equality Club, of which she was the chair. She did not run on a particular party tic...

Brinkerhoff, Clara M.

Clara M. Brinkerhoff campaigned as a presidential elector from New York's Eighth District, for the Equal Rights Party in 1884. She supported Belva A. Lockwood for president and Marietta Stow for Vice President. Brinkerhoff was a well-kno...

Arthur, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Arthur from the town of Ticonderoga was nominated by the Democrats as their candidate for New York's 31st congressional district in 1918.

Anderson, Mrs. John

Mrs. John Anderson was elected to the school board in West Olean, New York. The election, however, was contested and brought to appeal before the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mr. Charles R. Skinner.