Mary Edith Campbell sometimes known as Edith Campbell, was an American suffragist and social economist.
Mary Edith Campbell | |
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| Born | 1876 |
| Died | 1962 (aged 85–86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Activist |
Biography
editCampbell was born on December 27,[1]1875 or 1876.[2] In 1911 she was the first woman elected to the Board of Education in Cincinnati, Ohio with an endorsement from U.S. President William Howard Taft.[3][4] In 1931 she was given an honorary degree.[5]
Campbell was the first president of the Woman's City Club of Greater Cincinnati, She was a member of the Juvenile Protective Association and the Cincinnati League of Women Voters.[2]
Campbell died in 1962, leaving her estate to Planned Parenthood of Cincinnati[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ CAMPBELL, Mary Edith, in Who's Who in America (1926 edition); p. 409
- ^ a b c "Mary Edith Campbell, American Suffragist". Science Source. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Miss Edith Campbell the First of Her Sex to Receive the Vote of the Chief Executive of the United States". New York Times. November 19, 1911. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
In this stamping ground of conservative men and women it was found that the voters had given Miss Edith Campbell enough votes to qualify her for member of ...
- ^ "Woman Indorsed by President Taft Chosen on Board of Education". New York Times. November 8, 1911. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
Edith Campbell of this city enjoys the distinction of winning for the woman suffrage cause the highest recognition it has received in this part of the country by the personal endorsement and vote of President Taft for herself as candidate for a member of the Board of Education of Cincinnati. The President scratched his otherwise straight Republican ballot to vote for her.
- ^ "Brooklyn Pastor Receives Degree. 1,000 Are Graduated". New York Times. June 14, 1931. Retrieved 2010-09-12.