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Laura F. Osborn ran for a six-year term for a seat on the Detroit, Michigan Board of Education in 1917. She ran as a Republican nominee and "was believed qualified" by the Citizens League. Osborn campaigned on a separation of function for the school board and the superintendent, adequate salaries for teachers, and community use of school buildings. She later became the first female president of the Detroit Board of Education. In 1957 a local high school was named after Osborn.
