Illinois

Adams, Martha J.

Martha J. Adams was a National Party candidate for University Trustee in Illinois in 1896. She did not win the race.

Cameron, Elizabeth A.

Elizabeth A. Cameron was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Henderson County, Illinois from 1882 - 1886.

Minnie Arnold was elected to the school board from Chenoa, Illinois in 1892. 120 women voted in the election to the school board in Chenoa in 1892, electing Miss Arnold. This was the second time women were allowed to vote, having elected...

Anks, Rebecca E.

Rebecca E. Anks was elected tax assessor for Mount Carroll, Illinois in 1914.

Anderson, A.

A. Anderson campaigned for the office of County Superintendent of Schools in Moultrie County, Illinois, in 1873. She did not win the office.

Agnew, Julia

Julia Agnew was the Aldermanic candidate on the Progressive ticket in the 31st Ward in Chicago, Illinois in 1914.

Beach, Ione

Ione Beach was elected tax assessor for Sycamore, Illinois some time before 1915.

Black-Cherney, Hazel

Hazel Black-Cherney was a Socialist Party candidate for University of Illinois Trustee in 1912. She did not win the race.

Barbre, Anna Lois

Anna L. Barbre [Colegrove] was elected superintendent of schools in Christian County, Illinois. Barbre served from 1899 until 1911. Barbre left the position when she married in 1911.

Bowen, Louise de Koven

Louise de Koven Bowen ran as an Independent candidate for Alderman of the Twenty-First Ward in Chicago in 1914. Bowen was one of several women candidates in the races for municipal offices that year. This was the first year women could r...