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Siegfried, Julia
Siegfried, Julia
Dr. Julia Siegfried was the Socialist Party candidate for Circuit Court Judge in Madison County, Indiana, in 1908. She was the first woman in the state to run for the office. Her candidacy was challenged by politicians from opposing partie…
Gougar, Helen M.
Gougar, Helen M.
Helen M. Gougar, a political activist and national suffrage leader, was the National Party faction candidate for Attorney General of Illinois, in 1896.  Gougar was the first woman in Indiana to run as a candidate for Prohibition inter…
Glenn, Anna L.
Glenn, Anna L.
Anna L. Glenn was the Socialist Party candidate for Mayor of Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1917. She received 51 and did not win the race.
Redman, Lydia Pearl
Redman, Lydia Pearl
Lydia Pearl Redman was a candidate for the school board of Terre Haute, Indiana in 1909. She did not win a seat. By 1892 Redman also served as a notary public in the state.
Smith, Julia C.
Smith, Julia C.
Julia C. Smith was one of three women candidates for a seat on the school board of Terre Haute, Indiana in 1909. She did not win a seat.
Stanley, Elizabeth T.
Stanley, Elizabeth T.
Elizabeth T. Stanley was the Prohibition Party candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Indiana in 1918.  Only one other woman candidate was nominated fior state office by the party before 1920.  She did not wi…