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![Westerman, Sarah Tippett](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Sarah Tippett Westerman was first elected the Garfield County. Colorado Superintendent of Schools in 1910. She won re-election in 1912 and 1914. She was elected for yet another term in 1916 in a contest with Republican Bessie Weber. Westerman lived in Glenwood Springs and was involved in local civic work with the Civic Improvement Club, the Tri-City Federation of Women"s Clubs, and the Baptist Church.