Campbell, Lee Maddox

Lee Maddox Campbell was the first woman to run for County Superintendent of Schools in Anderson County, Kentucky. She campaigned in 1913, the first year women were eligible for election to the office in Kentucky. The Clerk of Anderson refused to accept Campbell's registration for the office. With the assistance of Mrs. Wallace Moore Bartlett and the Kentucky Equal Rights Alliance, Campbell's case reached the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The Chief Justice ruled in Campbell's favor. Campbell ran as an independent candidate and won her race.