New York's 1919 Crop of Women Candidate for Office

Eakins, Gladys

Gladys Eakins ran as the Prohibition candidate from the 2nd District for the New York State Assembly in 1919.

Britt, Mrs. Margaret A.

Mrs. Margaret A. Britt campaigned as the Prohibition candidate for the Board of Alderman in New York County's 5th district in 1919.

Tabor, Florence E.

In 1919, Florence E. Tabor ran for the New York State Assembly for the 11th District. The New York Tribune lauded her campaign as "energetic" and reported that she could upset the Republican Party, which had historically held the 11th Dist…

Irvine, Martha

Martha Irvine ran as the Prohibition candidate from the 13th District for the New York State Assembly in 1919.

Preston, Ella

Ella Preston, of Broome County's 1st district, campaigned on the Socialist ticket for the New York State Assembly in 1919. Preston lost to the Republican and Prohibition candidate, Edmund B. Jenks.

Clark, Luella B.

Luella B. Clark, of Oneonta, Otsego County, ran for the New York State Assembly in 1919 on the Democratic ticket. She lost the election to Republcan, Allen J. Bloomfield.

Dickerman, Marion

Marion Dickerman ran as the Democratic candidate from Oswego County for the New York State Assembly in 1919. Dickerman had been a Republican before being approached by labor reformer Elisabeth Dreier to run as a Democrat against incumbent …

Goodman, Mariam

Mariam Goodman, of Queens County, New York's 5th District, campaigned on the Socialist ticket for the New York State Assembly in 1919. She lost the campaign to Republican, Ralph Halpern.

Miller, Eva

Eva Miller ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate from the 44th District for Alderman of Brookly, New York in 1919. She intended to use colored campaign posters, an inovention at the time when black and white ones were usual.

Mulholland, Sue A.

Sue A. Mulholland ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate from the 52nd District for Alderman of New York City in 1919.