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![Mrs.: Mrs. M. L. Schoening](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Mrs. M. L. Schoening was a candidate for School Director in Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania in 1874. She received only 2 votes. Schoening was one of three women that ran in the same race, the first year that women in the state could be elected to school offices.