For the Freedom of Her Race: Black Women and Electoral Politics in Illinois, 1877-1932

Flower, Lucy Louisa Coues

Lucy Flower was the first woman elected to a state office in Illinois. Flower, a Republican, was elected to board of trustees of the University of Illinois in 1894. Flower was a seasoned activist with especial concern for poor and deliquen…

Lucy Louisa Coues Flower's Campaign for University Trustee, 1894