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Jane Olcott campaigned as the sole Socialist candidate for a position on the Board of Aldermen in New York's 9th District in 1918. Jane Olcott was an avid supporter of women's rights, advocating women's suffrage and the right to use birth control. She graduated from Mount Holyoke in 1909. Before serving as the Executive Secretary of the New York State Woman's Suffrage Association between 1913-1914, Jane Olcott held positions as a teacher and editorial assistant. While she was single at the time of her 1918 campaign, Jane was married twice after.
