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![Hilliard, Mattie O.](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Mattie O. Hilliard was elected as County Superintendent of Instruction for Pratt County, Kansas and served from 1904-1912. In the 1910 election Hilliard, the Republican candidate, won against another woman, who was the Democratic candidate for the office.