Norristown's Politics [Philadelphia Times, February 7, 1898]

Dr. Emma E. Richards' Campaign for School Director, 1898

Richards, Dr. Emma E.

Dr. Emma E. Richards, a Republican, was elected to the School Committee of the third ward of Norristown, Pennsylvania in 1895. She was the first woman in the town to be elected. Three years later the Republican party refused to re-nomina...

Dr. Emma E. Richards' Campaign for School Director, 1895