From collection Candidates
In 1913, Mrs. Letcher Riker teamed up with Mrs. Fred Currey to campaign for two spots on the Board of Directors of the graded school in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Mrs. Fred Currey ran against H.C. Smith, while Riker faced George Bohn. While their opponents appealed to voters with oral and personal persuasions, the women also used advertisements in the local press. At the finally count, the women lost to the men 388 to 110. Riker was a former President of the State Federation of Women's Clubs.
