Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, 1913

Saddler, Lula

After being widowed, Lula Saddler worked first as a school teacher and then as an elected official to support herself and her two young children. She was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction in Anderson County, Texas in 19...

Winkler, Myra C.

Myra C. Winkler was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for El Paso County, Texas in 1912. Winkler was re-elected continuously to the position through 1920, serving a total of 10 years in office. The Myra C. Winkler Schoo...

Biddle, Mrs. M. I.

Mrs. M. I. Biddle was elected County Treasurer of Castro County, Texas in 1912 and again 1914.

Dalrymple, Zena

Zena Dalrymple was elected County Clerk and Clerk for the District Court in Uvalde County, Texas in 1906. She had been hired to serve as deputy clerk for the county previously to being elected. The Dallas Morning News mistakenly reported...

Strickland, Eva

Prior to taking office, Eva Strickland worked as a teacher at and at one point served as the head of the first schoolhouse in Langtry, Texas. Strickland was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Val Verde County, Texas ...

Miller, Edna

Edna Miller was elected County Treasurer for Hill County, Texas in 1912.

McCaleb, Mrs. T. E.

Mrs. T. E. McCaleb was elected County Treasurer for Armstrong County, Texas in 1912. She was re-elected for two more terms in 1914 and in 1916.

Hazle, Lillie

Lillie Hazle was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for San Augustine County, Texas in 1912. She was re-elected in 1914.

Douglass, Maude

Maude Douglass was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Travis County, Texas in 1912 and again in 1914.

Templeton, Brevard

In 1909 Brevard Templeton was appointed to fill the remaining term of the County Treasurer of Ellis County, Texas. The following year she campaigned for the office and was elected to the office. She was the first woman in Ellis County, i...