Beloit College Archives: J. Lyford Peavey

Elizabeth S. Peebles' Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1900

Peavey, Angennette J.

In 1894, a year after women gained voting rights in Colorado, Peavey was elected as state superintendent of public instruction, the first woman to win statewide office. Esteele Reel ( Wyoming) and Emma F. Bates ( North Dakota) won election…