Esto. B. Broughton - (birth?-1952?):
Esto B. Broughton was a lawyer who was elected the California state legislature, representing Stanislaus County, in 1918. She was one of the first four women elected to the California legislature that year. Broughton was re-elected once, but lost her bid in for another term in 1924. Before her 1918 election, Broughton was a graduate of the University of California law college and a pracitiing lawyer.
Party Affiliation:
Democrat
Photographs:
"Many Women Candidates for Election," San Francisco Examiner, July 28, 1918, p. 8.
"Caucus History," California Legislative Women's Caucus," http://www.sen.ca.gov/womenscaucus/history.htp
Resources:
"Many Women Candidates for Election," San Francisco Examiner, July 28, 1914, p. 8.
"Women’s History Month: California Women Pioneering the Future,"By Senator Liz Figueroa http://www.sen.ca.gov/womenscaucus/PRESS_RELEASES/Scr13_ed.pdf -
"Caucus History," California Legislative Women's Caucus," http://www.sen.ca.gov/womenscaucus/history.htp
James Broughton, Papers, Collection 1, Kent State University
Who's Who Among the Women of California, 1922, http://www.calarchives4u.com/women/whotxt/112-134.htm