Letitia P. Woelpper's Campaign for School Committee, 1874

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Letitia P. Woelpper's Campaign for School Committee, 1874

Campaign Title

Letitia P. Woelpper's Campaign for School Committee, 1874

Candidate

Woelpper, Letitia P.

Marital Status

Political Office - Local

School Committee

Campaign Success

Yes

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

Education
Local

Campaign Date

1874

City/Town

Philadelphia

County

Philadelphia

State/Territory

Region

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Resources

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Letitia P. Woelpper was elected to the School Committee of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1874. Woelpper was one of the first two women elected to the position. The Republican party which first nominated the two women, then tried to get t...