Josephine Baker was elected County School Commissioner in Linn County, Missouri in 1901. She was reelected in 1903. Baker defeated Professor D.A. Randall, who was the incumbent. In addition, Baker was the first woman elected to this offi...
Lucy M. Blakemore served as Superintendent of County Schools in Oldham and Owen Counties, Kentucky. From 1898 to 1902, she served Oldham County exclusively. However, between 1902 and 1906, she took on the duties of Owen County in additio...
Lulu Clair Bahr was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1898 in San Bernardino County, California. Bahr did not complete her term. A.S. McPherron was appointed to her office in 1899 to serve until 1903. Reasons for this event are...
Mary J. Anderson, a Populist, was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Otero County, Colorado in 1897. She ran for a second term in 1899. Anderson campaigned in 1901 on the Republican ticket, but lost to the Democratic candidate M...