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Lucretia Peabody Hale's Campaign for Schoool Committee, 1874
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Campaign Title
Lucretia Peabody Hale's Campaign for Schoool Committee, 1874
Candidate
Hale, Lucretia Peabody
Marital Status
Single
Political Office - Local
Schoool Committee
Campaign Success
Yes
Political Party During Campaign
Unknown
Political Office Type
Education
Local
Campaign Date
1874
State/Territory
Massachusetts
Region
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
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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...
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