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Bessie Ford's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1886
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Bessie Ford's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1886
Candidate
Ford, Bessie
Marital Status
Single
Campaign Success
Yes
Political Party During Campaign
Republican
Political Office Type
County
Education
Campaign Date
1886
County
Meagher
State/Territory
Montana
Region
West
Resources
Women's Political Agency and Public Education in the Nineteenth Century
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