Woman Will Fight Machine [New York Times, October 16, 1905]

Bertha Berbert's Campaign for School Commissioner, 1902

Berbert, Bertha

Bertha Berbert was elected School Commissioner for Westchester, New York. She was the first woman elected to this position in the county. Berbert served from 1899-1905. One source reported that because of the fame of her political campaign…

Bertha Berbert's Campaign for School Commissioner, 1900