"Bypaths of Kansas History,"

Lowman, Mary D.

Mary Lowman, a teacher, re-entered public service in 1885, as the Oskaloosa, Kansas deputy register of deeds, after raising a family. Three years later the women of Oskaloosa organized to improve the town and its governance. They established an all-female ticket for town council with Lowman as the mayoralty candidate. The women were elected by a significant majority. After an Associated Pres...

Mary D. Lowman's Campaign for Mayor, 1888

Mary P. Coleman's Campaign for Register of Deeds, 1888

Mary K. Davis's Campaign for School Board Member, 1890