Julia Harrington Duff and the Political Awakening of Irish-American Women in Boston, 1888-1905

Duff, Julia Harrington

Julia Harrington Duff was one of the first women of Irish heritage to be elected to the Boston, Massachusetts School Committee. She was first elected in 1901 and championed the cause of the growing immigrant population in the city by fig...

Fifield, Emily Porter

Emily Fifield served on the School Committee in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1883 through 1902. Throughout her career Fifield was endorsed by the Independent Women Voters, Public School Association., Democrats, and Republicans.

Emily Porter Fifield's Campaign for School Committee Member, 1883

Mrs. Hannah D. Nott's Campaign for City Council, 1887

Etta M. Tilton's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1895

Eva Myra Booco's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1899

Esther F. Boland's Campaign for School Board Member, 1893

Fannie V. Wooley's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1897

Georgia Adams's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1885

Emma Beckwith's Campaign for Mayor, 1889