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Allen, Jane
Jane Allen was elected to the Twenty-Sixth Ward School Committee in Philadelphia in 1909. Allen was a teacher at the Girls High School in the city.
Bradford, Esther N. K.
Esther N. K. Bradford was elected to the School Committee of the Nineteenth Ward of Philadelphia in 1909. Bradford was active in several reform activities including the National Consumer League and a visiting nurses association.
Hamilton, Anna D.
Anna D. Hamilton was elected to the School Committee of the Twenty-First Ward in Philadelphia in 1909.
Grice, Mary Van Meter
Mary Van Meter Grice was a candidate for the Twenty-fourth Ward School Committee. She ran a second time for the school committee in 1909 and was not successful. However, Grice was appointed to the school committee to fill a suddenly vacated seat. Grice was a member of the Council for the National Educational Association, and president of the state Council of Mothers, and other educational...
Murphy, Ellen R.
Ellen R. Murphy was elected to the Twenty-Seventh Ward School Committee of Philadelphia in 1907. She was elected to a second term in 1909.
Jurist, Louisa S.
Louisa S. Jurist was elected to the School Committee of the Forty-Seventh Ward in Philadelphia in 1909. She may have been the first Jewish women elected to any office in Philadelphia. Jurist was the manager of the House of Detention.
O'Harra, Margaret S.
Margaret S. O'Harra was elected to the School Committee of the Forty-Sixth Ward in Philadelphia in 1909.
Rockwood, Genevieve
Genevieve Rockwood was elected to the School Committee of Philadelphia's Ninth ward, in 1909.
Todd, Anne Hampton
Anne Hampton Todd was elected to the School Committee of Philadelphia's Eighth Ward in 1909. Todd was a graduate of Bryn Mawr College.
