Lucretia Peabody Hale's Campaign for Schoool Committee, 1874

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Lucretia Peabody Hale's Campaign for Schoool Committee, 1874

Campaign Title

Lucretia Peabody Hale's Campaign for Schoool Committee, 1874

Candidate

Hale, Lucretia Peabody

Marital Status

Political Office - Local

Schoool Committee

Campaign Success

Yes

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

Education
Local

Campaign Date

1874

State/Territory

Region

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Resources

Story of a woman's municipal campaign by the Civic club for school reform in the seventh ward of ...

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Lucretia Peabody Hale was elected to the Boston School Committee in 1874. Hale was among the first women to serve in this office. In 1873 the Massachusetts legislature had given women the right to serve on school committees. Hale was ele...