Mary D. Lowman's Campaign for Mayor, 1888

Lowman, Mary D.

Mary Lowman, a teacher, re-entered public service in 1885, as the Oskaloosa, Kansas deputy register of deeds, after raising a family. Three years later the women of Oskaloosa organized to improve the town and its governance. They established an all-female ticket for town council with Lowman as the mayoralty candidate. The women were elected by a significant majority. After an Associated Pres...