Massachusetts

Adams, Martha A.

Martha A. Adams was elected to the School Board of Melrose, Massachusetts in 1882 and served through 1885.

Boyd, Ella F.

Ells F. Boyd was elected to the School Board of Hyde Park, Massachusetts. She served on the Board for at least two terms, in 1898 and 1907. Boyd was a member of several local (Boston area) scientific organizations and wrote on geological f…

Braley, Louella S.

Louella S. Braley was elected as a member of the Concord, Massachusetts School Board. She served for several terms between 1899 and 1909.

Bancroft, Julia F.

Julia F. Bancroft was elected to the School Board of Auburn, Massachusetts. She served on the Board from 1903 to 1906.

Bolles, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Bolles was elected to the School Board of Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1895 and served for at least two years.

Boland, Esther F.

Esther F. Boland was nominated to campaign for the School Committee in Boston, Massachusetts in 1893. The wife of a physician, she was actively involved in the community of medical professionals in New England and was a staunch supporter o…

Bradbury, Sarah W.

Sarah W. Bradbury was elected to the School Board of Melrose, Massachusetts, and served from 1880 to 1891.

Ames, Fanny Baker

Fanny Baker Ames served as president of the Boston Equal Suffrage Association, as well as on the Boston School Committee (1896-1899) and the original Board of Trustees of Simmons College in 1899, and was the first woman to be appointed fac…

Badger, Ann Adeline

In 1873 was elected as a member of the school committee of Boston, but did not serve. Badger was elected with three other women, but their right to act in that capacity was questioned. In the following year the Massachusetts legislature ma…

Boice, May G.

May G. Boice was elected to the School Board of Ashfield, Massachusetts in 1907 and served for four years.