Martha Hughes Cannon's Campaign for State Senate, 1896

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Martha Hughes Cannon's Campaign for State Senate, 1896
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Cannon, Dr. Martha Hughes
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 m...