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![Roussel, Anna G. [W?]](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Anna G. [W.?] Roussel was the first woman elected to the Dayton, Ohio Board of Education in 1917. She was an Independent candidate. Roussel's closest opponent in the race was Mabel Wagner, the Socialist Party candidate. Roussel had previously served on the Canton, Ohio board of education.
