Miss: Minerva L. McCarty

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Miss: Minerva L. McCarty
In 1916 Minerva L. McCarty, a  Repubican, was elected Elbert County, Colorado Superintendent of Schools, defeating the Democratic candidate, N.M. Bailey.  She ran again in 1918 and was elected to a second term. Two years later she won a third term. McCarty was a native of Denver and educated at the Teachers College there. She moved to Elbert County as a homesteader and began her career in education as a teacher in the schools.
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