On the Eve of the Election

Baxter, Annie White

Annie Baxter was elected County Clerk of Jasper County, Missouri in 1890. Her electoral opponent, Julius Fischer, contested the election on the grounds that women were not eligible.Baxter, however, remained in the race; the Greene County...

Hicks, Josephine T.

Josephine T. Hicks ran for representative for the state house from Arapahoe County, in Colorado in 1894. Two years later she was the Prohibition Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor.

Catlin, Alice M.

In 1894 Alice M. Catlin campaigned unsuccessfully for the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Colorado. She ran on the Populist party ticket. Mrs. A.J. Peavey (Republican), Mrs. Mary C.C. Bradford (Democrat), and Mr. ...

Peattie, Elia Wilkinson

A well-known writer and literary critic, in 1894 Peattie was nominated to become a member on the Omaha (Nebraska) board of education. Two years later, with five parties contesting the office, she was nominated as a candidate for state un...

Mogeau, Maggie

In 1894 Mogeau, a resident of San Bernardino, California, was nominated for the position of county superintendent. She won. She held the office for the 1895-1899 term along with a number of other California women who were also elected in...

Alison, Mrs. A.

Mrs. A. Alison of Cuba, Kansas ran for State Superintendent of Instruction in 1894.

Pierson, Kittie

In 1894 in Lebanon, Missouri, Pierson ran for the office of county recorder. She was nominated by the Populist Party and also endorsed by the Democratic Party.

Bigelow, Belle G.

Belle E. Bigelow of Lincoln, Nebraska was nominated for Lieutenant Governor in 1894. Bigelow was twice the Prohibition Party candidate for County Superintendent of Instruction. She ran in 1885 and again in 1892, but did not win either race.

Paulu, Stella

In 1916 Stella Paulu was elected to the Umatilla, Oregon town council, part of a group of women who took control of the local government, with Laura Stockton Starcher heading their ticket as mayor. They were effective in improving public...

Bates, Emma B.

Emma B. Bates was elected as State Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Dakota in 1894; serving for 1895-1896. Bates was a graduate of Alleghany College and had a career in education.