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Dierkes, Mary
Mary Dierkes was supported by the Democratic party in her bid for a seat on the Boston School Committee in 1902. She was the second Democratic woman elected to the Committee and well supported by the German-American community in the city.![Duff, Julia Harrington](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/618d0e60a325f2.99803742.jpg/full/320,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)