From collection Candidates
![Wilson, Janet](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
In 1916 Janet Wilson, a Democratic candidate, was elected Appanoose County, Iowa superintendent of schools. The record indicates that she was re-elected again in 1918, in 1923-24 and perhaps the years in between. Wilson served as trustee of her local library (the Drake Library).