How Women Figure in Primary Contests

Helen F. McKelvey's Campaign for State Senate, 1918

Newbolt, Florence

Florence Newbolt ran for a position in the State Committee of New York in 1918. She represented the 6th Assembly District Bronx County, NY.

Frances Witherspoon twice ran for political office on the Socialist ticket. In 1918 she was an unsuccessful candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district. Witherspoon ran the next year for the New York Stat…

Elinor Byrns' Campaign for U.S. House of Representatives, 1918

McKelvey, Helen F.

Helen McKelvey ran in the 1918 Republican primary for State Senate for the 24th district of New York, representing Richmond and Rockland counties. Her opponent was Mary G. Brewer. McKelvey did not win. The Republican organization of Rockla…

Florence Newbolt's Campaign for State Committee, 1918

Olcott, Jane Louise

Jane Olcott campaigned as the sole Socialist candidate for a position on the Board of Aldermen in New York's 9th District in 1918. Jane Olcott was an avid supporter of women's rights, advocating women's suffrage and the right to use birth …