Seymour, Almira

Almira Seymour was nominated by the Republican party of Ward 10 for a seat on the Boston School Committee in 1874. She lost the nomination by 18 votes. Seymour was a well regarded teacher in Boston. She was also known for work as a abolitionist, poet, and writer. In the 1850s she may have been one of young Louisa May Alcott's teachers.