Woman Nominee For Every Office in the State [The Argus, October 13, 1918]

Yates, Ellen P.

Ellen P. Yates was elected as County Clerk of Chautauqua County, New York in 1918. Yates received 12,000 more votes than her closest opponent. She was elected to a second term in 1920.

Hattie B. Michael's Campaign for State Assembly, 1918

Annie T. Connelly's Campaign for Member of State Assembly, 1918

Ellen P. Yates' Campaign for County Clerk, 1918

Bernetta Bowman's Campaign for State Assembly, 1918

Rodger, Clara A.

Clara A. Rodger, a Republican, ran for the office of County Clerk in 1918 in Queens County, New York. She received a temporary appointment to the position, in order to finish the incumbent clerk's term after he was sentenced for bigamy. Th…

Watson, Bertha R.

In 1918, Bertha R. Watson ran for the New York State Assembly as the Prohibition candidate from the 21st District. In 1920, she ran again for the New York State Assembly under the Prohibition ticket for the 21st District and lost.

Connelly, Annie T.

Annie T. Connelly from Yonkers, was a Democratic candidate for the State Assembly of New York, Fifth District in 1918.

Lilly, Mary M.

Mary M. Lilly, a widow, ran successfully for the New York State Assembly in 1918 as a Democrat from the 7th District. She was one of first women to be elected after New York State women won the vote in 1917. Lilly was backed in NYC by the …

Martin, Grace

In 1918, Grace Martin campaigned on the Democratic ticket to represent Monroe County, New York in the State Assembly. She came in second in a four-way race.