Mrs. N. H. Morse's Campaign for School Board Member, 1892

Welch, Miss M.

Miss M. Welch was elected to the school board from Clinton, Illinois in 1892. More than two-thirds of the women in the city voted in that election, making it the largest election yet in Clinton. Two of the other women running for the pos...

Mrs. W. E. Clifford's Campaign for School Board Trustee, 1892

Prindle, Isabella A. H.

Isabella A.H. Prindle contested elections for the post of trustee of the school board in 1892 from Evanston,Illinois and lost. She contested elections on a ticket proposing Mrs. Gertrude Singleton as president, and Mrs. W.E. Clifford and...

Plummer, Mrs. S. H.

Mrs. S.H. Plummer was elected to the school board from Mount Vernon, Illinois in 1892. She, along with Mrs. N.H. Morse was elected by over a majority of 150. About 250 women voted in this election. They had both been nominated as members...

Jennie P. Slater's Campaign for County Recorder, 1904

Gwin, Alice Wright

Alice Gwin was elected to the school board from Effingham, Illinois in 1892. She ran on the Citizen ticket which stood for a liberal policy and progress, and was nominated by women. A total of 1183 votes were cast, with over 500 of the v...

Clifford, Mrs. W. E.

Mrs. W.E. Clifford contested elections for the post of trustee of the Board of Education in Evanston,Illinois in 1892 and lost. She contested elections on a ticket proposing Mrs. Gertrude Singleton as president, and Mrs. W.E. Clifford an...

Kate Poindexter's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1894

Welch, Mary S.

In 1873 Miss Mary S. Welch was elected DeWitt County, Illinois superintendent of schools. She was re-elected until 1890 but the length of each term of office is not known. Before serving as superintendent, she taught for a number of year...