America's First Woman Lawyer, The Bography of Myra Bradwell

Willard, Frances

Frances Willard, educator and beloved leader of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was nominated by the Republican party of Illinois for the office State Superintendent of Schools. Willard received the majority of delegate votes on the…

Moss, Mary M.

Mary M. Moss campaigned for the School Board in Mt. Vernon, Illinois in 1892. There were two female and two male candidates running for two seats. Both Moss and the other female candidate won the majority of the votes. It was the first yea…

Plummer, Martha E.

Martha E. Plummer campaigned for the School Board in Mt. Vernon, Illinois in 1892. There were two female and two male candidates running for two seats. Both Plummer and the other female candidate won the majority of the votes. It was the f…

Myra A. Park's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1887

Mary M. Moss' Campaign for School Board, 1892