New York Women in Politics

Van Rensselaer, Martha

Van Rensselaer ran for School Commissioner in Randolph County in 1893. She was elected to the position from 1896-1899. In 1900, she began teaching Home Economics at Cornell University. She became a full-time professor there in 1911, and ...

Martha Van Rensselaer's Campaign for School Commissioner, 1893

Laura S. Montgomery's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1894

Martha A.B. Conine's Campaign for State House of Representatives, 1896