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Emma Beckwith ran for mayor of Brooklyn, New York in 1889 on the Equal Rights party ticket. She received twenty-five to fifty votes and was not elected. Her platform included a call for the appointment or election of women to positions such as the police force, coal inspector, and the Board of Education. Beckwith served as president of the Brooklyn, New York Equal Rights party from the late 1880s through the early 1890s. She was also president of the Rainy Day Club. She was married to Civil War veteran Edwin Beckwith.
