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Berbert, Bertha
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Block, Anita Cohn
Anita C. Block ran as a Socialist for the New York State Senate in 1918 for the 20th District. The New York Times described her presence at a campaign debate, where she "received the greatest applause" and spoke on the rise of Socialism 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 ticke…
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 Ne…
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 Nov…
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.
Butler, Ida Paige
Ida Paige Butler was a presidential elector candidate for the Equal Rights Party in 1884. She represented New York's Fifteenth district.
Beckwith, Emma
Emma Beckwith ran for mayor of Brooklyn, New York in 1889 on the Equal Rights party ticket. She received twenty-five to fifty votes and was not elected. Her platform included a call for the appointment or election of women to positions suc…
Boole, Ella A.
Ella Boole, who lived in New York, was a leader of the American temperance movement. She campaigned as a Presidential Elector in New York state in 1916 on the Prohibition ticket. In the summer of 1920 she unsuccessfully challenged James Wo…
