Women Holding Office [National Municipal Review, January 1914]

Kale, Dora

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

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).

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.

Morrison, Mary L.

Mary L. Morrison was elected to the Springfield, Illinois school board in 1911, the first year voters selected board members. She was active in civic reform and her church. Morrison participated in The Springfield Survey as a member of the…

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.

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.

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.

Hebschle, Charlotte

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

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