Laura J. Eisenhuth (?-?):
Laura J. Eisenhuth was elected as State Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Dakota in1892. She ran again in 1894. Eisenhuth was the first woman in the nation to be elected to a statewide office.
Party Affiliation:
Democrat-Independent Party
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Resources:
Center for American Women and Politics
http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/Facts/StbySt/ND.html
Appletons’ Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year, 1893
http://books.google.com/books?id=WEgoAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA534&lpg=RA1-PA534&dq=%22laura+j+eisenhuth%22&source=web&ots=qbGt6tSHk1&sig=kmRSaWfMPSCxVUQHsN9cBwTYPwg