Caroline Nygren was the first woman elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Otter Tail County, Minnesota. She served in the office from 1891 until 1895. Nygren ran as the Prohibition Party candidate.
Sarah Christie Stevens was the first woman elected County Superintendent of Schools for Blue Earth, Minnesota. Stevens, long a proponent of women's rights and equal education served in the positions from 1890 to 1892. Stevens ran for re-...
Ida L. Geddes was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Faribault County, Minnesota. She was elected to the office in 1888 and served for several years.