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McCarther, Miss
Miss McCarther ran for the office of Constable of Albany County, Wyoming in 1876. She received four votes.
Green, Stella
Stella Green ran for County Superintendent of Schools in Johnson County, Wyoming in 1884. She won the race with just over 48% of the votes cast. Two years later she unsuccessfully ran for Constable of her home town of Dayton. Green was suc…
Bradshaw, Helen W.
Helen W. Bradshaw campaigned for County Superintendent of Schools in Albany County, Wyoming in 1880. She was re-elected in 1884. Bradshaw received almost twice as many votes as her (female) rival. In the 1884 election women gained six out …
Lusk, Cornelia Marilla Stillman
Cornelia M. Lusk was elected to the office of Superintendent of Schools for Converse County, Wyoming in 1888. She was a well traveled in Europe, and was known to "always identified herself with every movement toward the advancement of educ…
Hastings, Nelline
Nelline (or Nellie) Hastings campaigned for Sheriff in Laramie County, Wyoming in 1870. She received one vote. In the 1870 census Hastings was listed as a dressmaker, but some historians believe she was a prostitute living in a house run b…
Gabitt, Mrs.
Mrs. Gabitt campaigned for the office of Justice of the Peace in Albany County, Wyoming. She received two votes.
Clark, Mrs. D. A.
Mrs. D.A. Clark campaigned for the office of County Superintendent of Schools for Sweetwater, Wyoming in 1886. She received 48% of the vote, but lost to her female rival in the race.
Gee, Maggie
Maggie Gee of Crook County, Wyoming was elected Superintendent of Schools in 1886. She won with over 72% of the vote. When Gee ran for a second term in 1888 she lost to her rival by only five votes.
Ferris, Mrs.
Mrs. Ferris ran for the office of Justice of the Peace in Carbon County, Wyoming in 1876, She received three votes. That same year Mrs. Ferris also ran for Constable of Carbon County, and again received three votes.
