Umatilla Oregon held their elections in 1918; there was one ticket composed entirely of men and another entirely of women: all the men lost.

The Mayor of Umatilla was defeated by his wife.

A unique story from a time when American women were denied the vote.


1924 was a very important year for American women in politics…

Read Out Go the Men – In Come the Women<br>(McCall’s Magazine, 1918) for Free

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