Women Holding Office [National Municipal Review, January 1914]

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).

Carrie P. Harrington's Campaign for School Board Member, 1898

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. Harrington…

Herring, Mrs. F. E.

Mrs. F. E. Herring was elected to the City Council of Tyro, Kansas in 1913. A woman mayor, and two other women city council members were elected that year.

Hyre, Sarah E.

Sarah E. Hyre served on the School Board of Cleveland, Ohio, about 1906. She continued to serve until 1918. Hyre was elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives from 1928-1932.

Longhurst, Addie

Addie Longhurst was elected County Recorder for Unitah County, Utah, in 1904. In 1906 Longhurst ran against two other women and lost to her Democratic challenger.

Haynes, Mrs. S. J.

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

Wissler, Susan

Susan Wissler won election in 1912 as the second mayor of the small town of Dayton, Wyoming. She served two terms, until 1915. In 1911 she beat out a Democratic and a Republican candidate, running as an independent. She campaigned to clean…

Riordan, Ann

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

Kausrud, Mrs. E. B.

Mrs. E. B. Kausrud was the first woman elected to the School Board in Bandon, Oregon. She was chosen by a large majority over her male opponent. Kausrud was elected sometime before 1914.