Women As School Officers

Painter, Anna

Anna Painter campaigned for the office of County Superintendent of Schools in Woodford County, Illinois i 1873. She did not win her race.

Brown, Mrs. S. E.

Mrs. S. E. Brown was elected as the County Superintendent of Schools for Alexander County, Illinois in 1874.

Howard, Mary

Mary Howard, a 23 year old teacher, campaigned for County Superintendent of Schools in Sangamon County, Illinois in 1873. She was one of the first women in Illinois to run for office. Howard was the Anti-Monopoly Party candidate, and did n…

Lemen, Mary P.

Mary P. Lemen campaigned for the office of County Superintendent of Schools in Marion County, Illinois in 1873. She was one of the first women in the state to run for elected office. Lemen did not win a seat.

Plummer, Bertha

Bertha Plummer, of Chase County, Kansas, ran unopposed in the Republican primaries for County Register of Deeds in 1912.

Plaster, Louisa

Louisa Plaster campaigned for County Superintendent of Schools in Cass County, Illinois in 1873. Plaster ran against two other women in the race and lost. They were among the first women to run for elected office in the state.

Gillies, Agnes A.

Agnes A. Gillies ran for County Superintendent of Schools in Whiteside County, Illinois in 1873. Although she lost the race, Gillies did remain in the field of education.

Howard, Miss

Miss Howard of Mason County, Illinois campaigned for the office of County Superintendent of Schools in 1873. She was one of the first women to run for office in the state. Howard did not win her race.

Hinckley, Mrs. W. H.

Mrs. W. H. Hinckley was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Cass County, Illinois in 1873. Mrs. Hinckley was one of the first women elected in the state. She ran against four other candidates, two women and two men.

Mayall, Ellen E.

Ellen E. Mayall campaigned for County Superintendent of Schools in Hancock County, Illinois in 1873, She was one of the first women to run for office in the state, but did not win her race.