History of the Town of Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, From its Fettlement in 1742-1910 by Frederick G. Howes History of the Town of Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1742-1910

Patrick, Marietta P.

In 1855 Marietta Patrick was elected to the School Board in Ashfield, Massachusetts and served for one year. Patrick and fellow board member Lydia Hall were the first women to serve on the Ashfield School Board. They may have been the firs…

Marietta P. Patrick's Campaign for School Board Member, 1855

Amelia S. Ford's Campaign for School Board Member,

Gardner, Effie G.

Effie G. Gardner was elected to the School Board of Ashfield, Massachusetts. She served on the board for at least eight years, beginning in 1902.

Lydia Hall's Campaign for School Board Member, 1855

Ford, Amelia S.

Amelia S. Ford was elected to the School Board of Ashfield, Massachusetts and served for fifteen years.

Effie G. Gardner's Campaign for School Board Member, 1902

Hall, Lydia

In 1855 Lydia Hall was elected to the Ashfield, Massachusetts School Board and served for four years. Hall and fellow board member Marietta Patrick were the first women to serve on the Ashfield School Board. These women may have been the f…