Women’s Vote History, Sangamon County

Elizabeth Irwin's Campaign for School Board Member, 1894

Ida M. Hanes' Campaign for School Board Member, 1911

Hanes, Ida M.

Ida M. Hanes was elected to the School Board of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois in 1911. 1911 was the first year voters elected members of the school board in the city. Hanes and other woman were both elected that year. Hanes would …

Purvines, Mary Harnett

Mary Harnett Purvines was elected to the School Board of Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1893. She was one of the first women to be elected.

Mary Rodgers Malouen's Campaign for School Board President, 1894

Mary Harnett Purvines' Campaign for School Board Member, 1893

Irwin, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Irwin ran for the School Board in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois in 1894. She was defeated by two votes by her male opponent. Women received the school vote in Illinois in 1892 and the Illinois State Journal reported …

Malouen, Mary Rodgers

Mary Rodgers Malouen was elected President of the School Board of Riverton, Sangamon County, Illinois in 1894. She defeated her male opponent, promising tighter control of finances for the district.

Mary L. Morrison's Campaign for School Board Member, 1913

Morrison, Mary L.

Mary L. Morrison was elected to the Springfield, Illinois school board in 1911, the first year voters selected board members. She was active in civic reform and her church. Morrison participated in The Springfield Survey as a member of the…