Jane Mathilda Barnett Silsby's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1888

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Jane Mathilda Barnett Silsby's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1888

Campaign Title

Jane Mathilda Barnett Silsby's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1888

Candidate

Barnett, Jane Mathilda

Marital Status

Campaign Success

No

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

County
Education

County

Pierce

State/Territory

Washington State

Region

Resources

Women's Political Agency and Public Education in the Nineteenth Century

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Jane Mathilda Barnett was a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools for Pierce County, Washington in 1888. She came in third with only three percent of the votes cast. Barnett married in 1890. As J. M. Silsby, she ran again for th...