Several Illinois Women Were Elected [The Voter, May 1914]

Martin, Carrie

Carrie Martin was elected Tax Collector for Barrington, Illinois in 1914.

Jennie McIntosh's Campaign for School Commissioner, 1914

Thurston, Gertrude M.

Gertrude M. Thurston was  elected supervisor of New Trier, Cook County, Illinois in 1915. She was one of several women elected to local offices in the state that year.

Ruthie C. Hartman's Campaign for County Register of Deeds, 1896

Girling, Katherine P.

Katherine P. Girling was elected to the school board of New Trier, Cook County, Illinois, in 1914. Girling was a writer and promoted the study of English literature through Cook County women's clubs. Several women in Illinois were elected …

May Draper's Campaign for School Commissioner, 1914