Women Holding Office [National Municipal Review, January 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…

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.

Carrie P. Harrington's Campaign for School Board Member, 1904

Kale, Dora

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

Hebschle, Charlotte

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

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.

Williams, Mary A.

Prior to 1913 Mary A. Williams was elected Sheriff in Laclede County, Missouri. She was the first woman in the state to hold this position.

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.

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…