Alice L. Heald was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Jefferson County, Iowa in 1889. She served in the office through 1895. Heald was the first woman in Jefferson County to be elected to political office.
Anna White was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Jefferson County, Iowa for the first time in 1899. She served in the position for the next seven years, being reelected in 1902 and 1904.