Kentucky

Arnett, Martha B.

Martha B. Arnett served as County Superintendent of Schools in Magoffin County, Kentucky in 1904.

Bedford, Nellie B.

Nellie Bedford was elected as the County Superintendent of Schools in Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1901. She was the second woman elected to the office in Bourbon County.

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 refu…

Burkhart, Mary

Mary Burkhart was nominated on the Prohibition ticket in Kentucky's tenth district for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1902. At the time of the election, women had not been granted the vote in Kentucky. She ran under a platform of "Pr…

Lusk, Elisa Jennings

Elisa Jennings Lusk served as Superintendent of County Schools in Garrard County, Kentucky from 1898 to 1902. She is more commonly recorded as "Eliza Lusk."

Million, Amanda T.

Amanda Million was elected to the position of county superintendent of public schools, in Madison County, Kentucky, in 1887. She was the first woman elected to a political office in Kentucky. The previous year Million had been appointed to…

Currey, Mrs. Fred

In 1913, Mrs. Fred Currey teamed up with Mrs. Letcher Riker to campaign for two spots on the Board of Directors of the graded school in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Mrs. Fred Currey ran against H.C. Smith, while Riker faced George Bohn. While th…

Beauchamp, Frances Emiline

Frances Emiline Beauchamp campaigned on the Prohibition ticket for Kentucky's Secretary of State in 1895. Beauchamp was a noted leader in Kentucky's Temperance Movement, the Assistant Recording Secretary of the National WCTU, President of …