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Campaign Title
Mary Childs's Campaign for County Superintendent of Instruction, 1873
Candidate
Childs, Mary
Marital Status
Single
Political Office - Local
County Superintendent of Instruction
Campaign Success
Yes
Political Party During Campaign
Republican
Political Office Type
County
Education
State/Territory
Iowa
Region
Mid-West
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Childs, Mary
Mary Childs was elected County Superintendent of Instruction for Adair County, Iowa in 1873 and served for two years. Childs was the first woman to serve in this office in Adair County.
History of Guthri and Adair Counties, Iowa
Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1874 [U.S. Bureau of Education]
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