Mary Burness' Campaign for School Board, 1908

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Mary Burness' Campaign for School Board, 1908

Campaign Title

Mary Burness' Campaign for School Board, 1908

Candidate

Burness, Mary Young

Marital Status

Campaign Success

Yes

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

City/Town

Fresno

State/Territory

Region

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Burness, Mary Young

Burness, Mary Young

Mary Burness was elected to the School Board in Fresno, California in 1908. She and two other women were elected that year. Newspaper accounts reported that the three women ran against their own husbands.