Hallowell, Anna

In 1888 Anna Hallowell was elected as School Director for the seventh ward school committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was an abolitionist and in the immediate years after the Civil War, worked with teachers of previously enslave...

Mumford, Mary E.

Mary E. Mumford was elected to the local school board for the twenty-ninth section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was elected in 1883 . By 1889 Mumford was serving as School Director for the thirtieth ward school committe...

Anna Hallowell's Campaign for School Director, 1888

H. Kate Murdock's Campaign for School Board, 1888

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Sartain, Emily

Emily Sartain was elected to the Twenty-ninth School Committee of Philadelphia in 1888. Sartain was elected for a second term, but resigned in 1891. Sartain was a well-known and well-regarded painter, artist, teacher, and writer. In 1886...

Mary E. Mumford's Campaign for School Director, 1889