Women Nominated For School Visitors

Keen, Dora

In 1897 Dora Keen, a Republican, was elected as a School Director of the ninth ward School committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was nominated by the Republicans and the Municipal League in 1900. Keen won a seat again in 1906. In 19…

Mary M. Adams' Campaign for School Visitor, 1911

Catherine C. O'Neill's Campaign for School Visitor, 1911

Grice, Mary Van Meter

Mary Van Meter Grice was a candidate for the Twenty-fourth Ward School Committee about 1906. She ran a second time for the school committee in 1909 and was not successful. However, Grice was appointed to the school committee to fill a sudd…

Murphy, Ellen R.

Ellen R. Murphy was elected to the Twenty-Seventh Ward School Committee of Philadelphia in 1907. She was elected to additional terms in 1909 and 1911.

Todd, Anne Hampton

Anne Hampton Todd was elected to the School Committee of Philadelphia's Eighth Ward in 1909.  Two years later she ran for re-election and was nominated by the Republican, Democrat, and Keystone parties. Todd was a graduate of Bryn Maw…

Emlen, Eleanor C.

Eleanor C. Emlen was elected to the School Committee of Philadelphia's Twenty-second ward in 1908. She ran in 1911, nominated by the Republicans, Democrats, and the Keystone parties. Emlen was elected again in 1915. An elementary school wa…

Lockrey, Dr. Sarah

Sarah Lockrey was elected a member of the Tenth Ward School Committee in Philadelphia in 1909. She ran for re-election two years later, nominated by the Democrats and the Keystone party. Lockrey was president of the Woman's Medical Club of…

Davies, Anna Freeman

In 1911 Anna F. Davies was a nominee of both the Democratic and Keystone parties for the office of School Visitor in Philadelphia's third ward. By 1898 Davies was the head worker of the College Settlement in Philadelphia. She from the sett…

Anna F. Davies' Campaign for School Visitor, 1911