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Emma Nelson's Campaign for County Superintendent of Public Schools, 1896
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Emma Nelson's Campaign for County Superintendent of Public Schools, 1896
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Campaign Title
Emma Nelson's Campaign for County Superintendent of Public Schools, 1896
Candidate
Elsensohn, Emma Nelson
Marital Status
Single
Political Office - Local
County Superintendent of Public Schools
Campaign Success
Yes
Political Party During Campaign
People
Political Office Type
County
Education
Campaign Date
1896
County
Garfield
State/Territory
Washington State
Region
Pacific
Resources
American College and Public School Directory, 1897, Vol. 20
Washington School Superintendents
Washington School Superintendents
Women's Political Agency and Public Education in the Nineteenth Century
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As Emma Nelson, the Peoples party candidate, she was elected as County Superintendent of Schools in Garfield County, Washington in 1896. While in office Nelson married and as Emma Elsensohn was elected 1898.
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