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Mary E. Mumford was elected to the local school board for the twenty-ninth section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was elected in 1883 . By 1889 Mumford was serving as School Director for the thirtieth ward school committee. She was later appointed to the city-wide Philadelphia school board. Mumford was a Keystone party candidate for School Visitor in the 1911 election for the seventh ward. She was also a vice president of the National Council of Women. Mumford wrote and spoke frequently about women's role as "housekeeper" in municipal government.
