Tye, Rachel

Rachel Tye was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Whitley County, Kentucky in 1905. Although Tye won the majority of the votes in the election, and was sworn in as the Superintendent of Public Instruction, her predecessor and political opponent, C.S. Wilson sued to retain the office. Wilson claimed that as a woman Tye was not eligible and she was also underage. The case reached the Court of Appeals in the state in June of 1907, and was concluded in Tye's favor.