Breaking an 1889 Glass Ceiling, First Woman Elected to Statewide Office in the United States

Slaughter, Linda Warfel

In  the Dakota Territory Linda Slaughter was elected Burleigh County superintendent of schools on the People's Party ticket, serving from 1878 through 1882. She had previously served in this position as an appointed officer. Slaughter…

Laura J. Eisenhuth's Campaign for State Superintendent of Schools, 1896

Laura J. Eisenhuth's Campaign for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1892

Eisenhuth, Laura J. Kelly

Educator Laura J. Eisenhuth was elected the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for North Dakota in 1892. Eisenhuth was the first woman in the nation to be elected to a statewide office in a statewide election in which women could v…

Laura J. Eisenhuth's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1892

Laura J. Eisenhuth's Campaign for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1890

Linda Slaughter's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1878

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Laura J. Eisenhuth's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1888

Laura J. Eisenhuth's Campaign for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1894

Laura J. Eisenhuth's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1890