School Elections in Illinois [The Woman's Column, April 23, 1892]

Mary S. Welch's Campaign for School Board Member, 1892

Burrill, Mrs. J.

Mrs. J. Burrill was elected to the School Board in Urbana, Illinois in 1892. She, along with Professor N. Clifford Ricker, was a candidate of the women and was elected by a large majority in Urbana, with an unexpectedly large number of wom…

Morse, Mrs. N. H.

Mrs. N.H. Morse was elected to the school board from Mt. Vernon, Illinois in 1892. She, along with Mrs. S.H. Plummer, was elected to the school board from Mt. Vernon by over a majority of 150. About 250 women voted in this election. They h…

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 post …

Mary S. Welch's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1881

Mary S. Welch's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1877

Alice Wright Gwin's Campaign for School Board Member, 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…

Mary S. Welch's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1873

Stanwood, Louise Brockway

Louise Brockway Stanwood was the first Evanston woman to hold public office, being elected trustee of the District 75 School Board in 1892. While a member of the board, she pushed for standardizing rules for developing courses of study and…