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Barker, Olive R.
Olive R. Barker was elected superintendent of schools in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota in 1876, and again in 1885. Barker was continued serving in the office through at least 1891.
Lapham, Fannie
Fannie Lapham was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Houston County, Minnesota. She served in the office from 1891 to 1897 and was the first woman in the county elected to the position.
Geddes, Ida L.
Ida L. Geddes was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Faribault County, Minnesota. She was elected to the office in 1888 and served for several years.
Mayhew, Carrie E.
Carrie E. Mayhew was elected Superintendent of Schools for Cook County, Minnesota, in 1890. She served for at least two terms
Nygren, Caroline
Caroline Nygren was the first woman elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She served in the office from 1891 until 1895. Nygren ran as the Prohibition Party candidate.
Stevens, Sarah Christie
Sarah Christie Stevens was the first woman elected County Superintendent of Schools for Blue Earth, Minnesota. Stevens, long a proponent of women's rights and equal education served in the positions from 1890 to 1892. Stevens ran for re-...
Olson, Tena
Tena Olson was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Kanabec County, Minnesota in 1886 and served for at least three terms.
Woodward, Caroline M. Clark
In 1891 the Prohibition party nominated Caroline Clark Woodward as its candidate for state university regent, but she lost that race. Three years later Woodward was the Prohibition Party candidate for Congress from Nebraska's fourth dist...
