Ella Gale's Campaign for School Commissioner, 1892

Gale, Ella

Ella Gale from Groton, New York, was elected School Commissioner of Tompkins County-Second District in 1892, becoming the first woman to occupy that position in New York. She won despite being a Democratic and Prohibition nominee in a primarily Republican county. 1892 was the first year that women were eligible to vote in the School Commissioner election and declare themselves candidates for...