On the Ballot for Women

Almy, Martha R.

Almy ran an unsuccessful campaign to be a School Commissioner in Chautauqua County in 1893. Almy was the candidate put forth by the Chautauqua Political Equality Club, of which she was the chair. She did not run on a particular party ticket, making political equality, rather than a particular political party, a central part of her campaign. Her opponent was a male Republican incumbent. New Y...

Martha R. Almy's Campaign for School Commissioner, 1893

Laura Cook's Campaign for School Board Member, 1894