Mary E. Jones' Campaign for School Board, 1909

Katherine Duer MacKay's Campaign for School Board, 1905

MacKay, Katherine Duer

In 1905 wealthy socialite, philanthropist, and suffrage activist, Katherine D. MacKay was the first woman elected to the School Board of Roslyn, Nassau, New York. Her male opponent, Dr. D. H Bogart, accused MacKay of representing "petticoa…