Boston School Board Election [Woman's Journal, December 5, 1903]

Bean, Harriet E.

Harriet E. Bean was a Republican candidate for the Boston School Committee in 1903.  She was endorsed by both the Indepentent Women Voters organization as well as the Public School Association, but did not win a seat. Bean was active …

Gleason, Ella A.

Ella A. Gleason was a candidate for the Boston School Committee in 1903.  She was endorsed by the Independent Women Voters organization, but did not win a seat. Gleason was active in temprance causes. In 1902 Gleason was one of the pe…

Maude I. Schroter's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1914

Topaz, Dr. Anna

Anna Topaz was a Socialist party candidate for the Boston School Committee in 1903. She was one of the first Jewish women to qualify as a physician at Tufts University. Born in Russia in 1876, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1897. Topaz late…

Harriet S. Lee's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1914