Notes and Events: Politics - Women Holding Office

McMahon, Mrs. John

Mrs. John McMahon was elected before 1914 to the Chicago, Illinois school board. McMahon was active in the Chicago chapter of the American Red Cross.

Haynes, Mrs. S. J.

Mrs. S. J. Haynes was elected as a member of the School Board in Springfield, Illinois, some time before 1914.

Mrs. F. E. Stewart's Campaign for State House of Representatives, 1896

Harrington, Carrie P.

Carrie P. Harrington was elected as a member of School Board for Warren, Ohio, in 1898. That year there were two women elected to the school board under a new school law. In the primary election four men and two women, Carrie P. Harringt...

Maley, Rose A. Bird

Rose Maley, a Democrat, was elected Wyoming state superintendent of public instruction, serving from 1911-1914. Mrs. Bird-Maley authored School Laws of the State of Wyoming in Force 1913 (later re-issued).

Mrs. S. J. Haynes' Campaign for School Board Member, 1913

Hebschle, Charlotte

Charlotte Hebschle, a Democrat, was elected as City Treasurer of Leadville, Colorado in 1911. She ran again for the office in 1914.

Riordan, Ann

Ann Riordan was elected, before 1913, as a Columbus, Ohio school board member.

Kale, Dora

Dora Kale was elected as Clerk of the School Board for Warren, Ohio in 1910 and served at least through 1914.

Etta M. Roach's Campaign for City Clerk, 1892