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Acker, Ruby M.
Ruby M. Acker was the first woman elected to political office in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Starting in 1909 she served as County Superintendent of Schools. Her election had been challenged by her opponent. The question was not one o...![Ryder, Julia](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/320,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Ryder, Julia
Julia Ryder was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin in 1912. She ran again in 1915.![Ruby M. Acker's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1909](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/631e3df5ba0062.90763228.png/full/320,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Ruby M. Acker's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1909
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