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State Teachers Have Had Woman President Twice
The Des Moines Des Moines State Teachers association in Des Moines has had only five women presidents, with Miss Phoebe W. Ludlow of Davenport and Miss Lottie Granger of Page county among them. The coalescing campaign in the 1870s and 1880s moved to open ballots and floor nominations, leading to women’s election amid debates over political influence in selecting leaders.
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Courier
Towa State Teachers Sociation
Des Moines
H. H. Swerley
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Phoebe W. Ludlow
Davenport
Lottie Granger
Page County
Associaton
Muscatine
J. A. Pervin
Burlington
P. Rogers
Marshalltown
Grinnell
H. H. Seerley
Oskaloosa
W. M. Colby
Avoca
EE. Frink
Tipton
Sabin
Miss Sudlow
Currier
Seerley
Leigh Hunt
East Des Moines
Hunt
William F. King
Cornell College
Centrol
J. W. Clift
Newton
Miss Lottie Granger
Clarinda
W. J. Shoup
Dubuque
Miss Granger