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![Cosad, Ida E.](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Ida Cosad was elected to be a School Commissioner in Wayne County, New York in 1902, a position which she held until 1905. Prior to election as a commissioner, she had served as a local examiner in the education department. She was appointed to be the district superintendent for Wayne County for the term ending in 1916.