Women As Candidates [Onaga Herald, April 7, 1907]

Farrow, Tierra

Tierra Farrow, a lawyer, was the first woman elected as City Treasurer in Kansas City, Kansas in 1907. She served for two terms. In 1917, with other women lawyers they  formed the Women's Bar Association of Kansas City.  Farrow w…

Tierra Farrow's Campaign for City Treasurer, 1907.

Avis B. Chadborn's Campaign for City Treasurer, 1907

Chadborn, Avis B.

Avis B. Chadborn was the Democratic candidate for City Treasurer for Kansas City, Kansas in 1907. She lost to lawyer Tiera Farrow. Chadborn had been a stenographer in the city before her campaign.

Alice Devier's Campaign for School Treasurer