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Gertrude C. Ellis was the first woman elected County Superintendent of Schools in Mower County, Minnesota. Ellis served in the office from 1891-1901. She was later an associate newspaper editor.
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Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1890
01/01/1891 to 12/31/1892![Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1892](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/631e3df5ba0062.90763228.png/full/320,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1892
01/01/1893 to 12/31/1894![Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1894](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/631e3df5ba0062.90763228.png/full/320,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1894
01/01/1895 to 12/31/1896![Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1896](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/631e3df5ba0062.90763228.png/full/320,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1896
01/01/1897 to 12/31/1898![Gertrude C. Ellis' campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1898](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/631e3df5ba0062.90763228.png/full/320,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)