Starbuck, Kathryn H.

In 1918 Kathryn Starbuck ran for the New York State Assembly from Saratoga County on the Democratic ticket. She lost to the Republican candidate, but received more votes than the Socialist and Prohibitionist candidates. Starbuck was an active suffragist. After 1920, she joined the League of Women Voters and campaigned to have women serve on juries. She joined the faculty of Skidmore College in 1921,where she taught a variety of subjects including English and political science. She also worked in the administration. She was described by Skidmore President Moore as a "militant pioneer in spirit," a woman who set an example for students in her civic commitments to women's suffrage, world peace and politics. Starbuck Center at Skidmore College was dedicated in her honor at a memorial service in 1965.