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Singleton, Gertrude
Gertrude Singleton from Evanston, Illinois, headed a ticket to contest elections for the school board president in 1892 and lost. She contested elections on a ticket proposing herself as president, and Mrs. W.E. Clifford and Mrs. Isabella …
Stanwood, Louise Brockway
Louise Brockway Stanwood was the first Evanston woman to hold public office, being elected trustee of the District 75 School Board in 1892. While a member of the board, she pushed for standardizing rules for developing courses of study and…
Prindle, Isabella A. H.
Isabella A. H. Prindle contested elections for the post of trustee of the school board in 1892 from Evanston, Illinois and lost. She contested elections on a ticket proposing Mrs. Gertrude Singleton as president, and Mrs. W.E. Clifford and…