From collection Candidates
![Brinkerhoff, Clara M.](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Clara M. Brinkerhoff campaigned as a presidential elector from New York's Eighth District, for the Equal Rights Party in 1884. She supported Belva A. Lockwood for president and Marietta Stow for Vice President. Brinkerhoff was a well-known singer and opera star, musical educator, and writer.