Martha Hughes Cannon's Campaign for State Senate, 1896

Cannon, Dr. Martha Hughes

Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon was elected to the Utah State Senate in 1896. She was the first woman state senator in the United States. Cannon had been a school teacher, newspaper typesetter, dish washer, and a secretary. She graduated from medical school at the age of 23 and from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Pharmacy two years later. In Salt Lake City, Cannon became the resident phy...