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Helen Piotopowaka Clarke's Campaign for County Superintendent of Common Schools, 1888

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Helen Piotopowaka Clarke's Campaign for County Superintendent of Common Schools, 1888
Campaign Title
Helen Piotopowaka Clarke's Campaign for County Superintendent of Common Schools, 1888
Candidate
Clarke, Helen Piotopowaka 
Marital Status
Single 
Campaign Success
Yes 
Political Party During Campaign
Republican 
Political Office Type
County 
Education 
Campaign Date
1888
County
Lewis and Clarke
State/Territory
Montana 
Region
West 
Resources
Women's Political Agency and Public Education in the Nineteenth Century 
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