Pennsylvania

Hamilton, Anna D.

Anna D. Hamilton was elected to the School Committee of the Twenty-First Ward in Philadelphia in 1909.

Esther N. K. Bradford was elected to the School Committee of the Nineteenth Ward of Philadelphia in 1909. She was a candidate of the Keystone and Democratic parties for re-election in 1911. Bradford was active in several reform activities …

Hall, Annie B.

Annie B. Hall was elected to the School Committee of the Twenty-ninth ward in Philadelphia in 1892. She served one term, and campaigned again in 1900. Hall was elected in 1908 as well. Three years later she was a Republican and Keystone pa…

Grice, Mary Van Meter

Mary Van Meter Grice was a candidate for the Twenty-fourth Ward School Committee about 1906. She ran a second time for the school committee in 1909 and was not successful. However, Grice was appointed to the school committee to fill a sudd…

Paist, Harriet W.

In 1874 arriet W. Paist was a Republican nominee School Director of the thirteenth ward school committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After some opposition Paist was elected and served on the School Committee. Paist gave at least one pub…

Bodley, Rachel Littler

Rachel Littler Bodley was elected to the school board for the 29th District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bodley served from 1882-1885 and from 1887-1888. Bodley was especially interested in the education of women and was the Dean of the …

Davis, Katharine Bement

In 1895 Katharine Bement Davis was nominated by the Civic Club as a candidate for School Director of the fifth ward school committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Davis was part of the College Settlement in the city. In 1914 Davis ran uns…

Hallowell, Emily

Emily Hallowell was a candidate for School Committee in Philadelphia in 1909. Hallowell was well known in Philadelphia educational circles. She had served on the Public Educational Commission in the 1890s. Her private school for girls was …

Berger, Caroline A.

In 1883 Caroline A. Berger was nominated by both the Democrats and Independents for a School Director on the school Committee of the Twenty-Fourth ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Twenty years later she was elected to the School Committ…

Miller, Frieda Sergelke

Frieda S. Miller was one of the Labor Party candidates for Congressional Representative at Large in Pennsylvania in November of 1920. In 1918 Miller became the secretary to the Philadelphia branch of the Women's Trade Union League. She was…