Estelle Reel, Superintendent of Indian Schools, 1898-1910: Politics, Curriculum, and Land

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Estelle Reel, Superintendent of Indian Schools, 1898-1910: Politics, Curriculum, and Land
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Reel, Estelle
Reel, Estelle
Estelle Reel, an educator, campaigned for and, in 1890, was elected Laramie County Superintendent of Schools. During the campaign, she traveled throughout the county giving speeches and shaking hands. A single woman in her late twenties, she was occasionally criticized for making these trips without a chaperon. She proved effective in the position and in 1892 was re-elected to a second term....