Katharine Butler's Campaign for School Board, 1896

Mahan, Julia

Julia Mahan was elected to the board of education in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois some time around 1896.  She served with two other women and they were among the first women in the Cook to be elected to school positions.

Adelaide Hovey's Campaign for School Board Member, 1896

Frances Lackey's Campaign for School Trustee, 1894

Pitkin, Lillian Morey

Lillian Morey Pitkin was one of the two women elected as School Trustees in Oak Park, Illinois in 1894.

Helen M. Jackson's Campaign for School Board, 1896

Clark, Emma C.

Emma C. Clark was elected as a School Trustee in Evanston, Illinois, in 1894.  She may have served for more than one term.

Emma K. Flint's Campaign for School Board, 1896

Louise L. Manning's Campaign for School Board, 1896

Stanwood, Louise Brockway

Louise Brockway Stanwood was the first Evanston woman to hold public office, being elected trustee of the District 75 School Board in 1892. While a member of the board, she pushed for standardizing rules for developing courses of study and…