Gentle Persuaders: Utah's First Women Legislators, in Carol Cornwall Madsen, ed., Battle for the Ballot: Essays on Woman Suffrage in Utah, 1870-1896

Atwood, Mrs. M. J.

Mrs. M.J. Atwood was elected school trustee of Kamas, Summit County, Utah, on January 9, 1896, just a few days after Utah was granted statehood.

M. J. Atwood's Campaign for School Trustee, 1896

Sarah Elizabeth Nelson Anderson's Campaign for State House of Representatives, 1896

Cannon, Dr. Martha Hughes

In 1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first woman in the United States elected to a state senate seat. She was a physician, married with two children. She campaigned as one of five candidates  who ran at large on the Democra…

Clark, Lucy A.

Lucy A. Clark ran for the office of state senator of the Third Senatorial District of Utah in 1896. Clark was defeated by her Democratic rival.

Lucy A. Clark's Campaign for State Senate, 1896

Anderson, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson

Sarah Anderson was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 1896 and served from 1897-1898. She represented Ogden, Weber County.

Martha Hughes Cannon's Campaign for State Senate, 1896