Kanab's All Woman Town Council, 1912-1914

Ada Pratt Seegmiller's Campaign for City Council, 1913

McAllister, Luella Atkin

Luella Atkin McAllister, born in St. George, Utah, was elected as a trustee, or council member, on November 5, 1911 in Kanab, Utah. In what has been termed a "prank" election, local men drew up an all-female slate for the council, entering…

Hamblin, Tamar Stewart

Tamar Stewart Hamblin was elected to the city council of Kanab, Utah and served from 1912-1913. Hamblin served with the first woman mayor in Utah and an all woman council. Hamblin was a practical nurse who worked in the town of Kanab. She …

Seegmiller, Ada Pratt

Ada Pratt Seegmiller was born in Toquerville, Utah, Ada Pratt married William West Seegmiller in 1899 and moved to Kanab, Utah. In the November 5, 1911 election, a small group of men in Kanab, perhaps unhappy with the actions of longtime m…

Luella Atkin McAllister's Campaign for Town Council member, 1911

Vinnie Jepson's Campaign for City Council, 1912

Jepson, Vinnie

Vinnie Jepson was elected to the City Council of Kanab, Utah and served from 1912-1913. Jepson served with the first woman mayor in Utah and an all woman council