Anna Strunsky's Campaign for School Board, 1896

Strunsky, Anna

Anna Strunsky was one of the Socialist Party candidates for San Francisco School Board in 1896.  There were four Socialist women running for seats that year, but none won their races. She was one of the first Jewish women to run for elected office.Strunsky was born in Russia in 1877 and immigrated to the U.S. with her family when she was nine years old.  She attended Stanford Unive...