An Hour At the Polls

Julia Harrington Duff's Campaign for School Board Member, 1904

Irene Burns' Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1914

Julia Harrington Duff's Campaign for School Board Member, 1900

Katherine L. Donnelly's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1918

Grace C. Stanley's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1914

Duff, Julia Harrington

Julia Harrington Duff was one of the first women of Irish heritage to be elected to the Boston, Massachusetts School Committee. She was first elected in 1901 and championed the cause of the growing immigrant population in the city by fight…

Cheney, Mary E.

Mary E. Cheney was a Republican candidate for Boston School Committee in 1904. She was also endorsed by the Boston Independent Women Voters organization, but did not win a seat on the Committee.

Katherine L. Donnelly's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1914

Irene Burns' Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1918

Cabot, Ella L.

Ella L. Cabot was a Republican candidate for the Boston School Committee in 1904. She was also endorsed by the Public School Association. In 1910 Cabot wrote a book for parents and teacher titled Ethics for Children. She continued to be in…