Kansas Women in Office

Leila G. Dale's Campaign for School Board, 1892

Leila S. Hall's Campaign for School Board Visitor, 1898

Watkins, Elvira

In 1899 Elvira Watkins was elected to the Beattie, Marshall County (Kansas) city council. The mayor, city clerk, and other council members elected this year were all women. In its August 13, 1899 article, "Women Rule in Kansas," the New ...

Leila C. Elliott's Campaign for City Clerk, 1899

Miss O'Neill's Campaign for Town Clerk, 1899

Totten, Elizabeth

In 1899 Elizabeth Totten was elected mayor of Beattie, Marshall County (Kansas). Women were also elected to all the city council positions as well as the office of town clerk. A year later some of the women were not re-elected, perhaps b...