Elizabeth Hughes - (birth-death dates?):
Elizabeth Hughes was elected the California state legislature, representing Butte County, in 1918. She was one of the first four women elected to the California legislature that year. Hughes was re-elected once more in 1920.. Before her 1918 election, Hughes worked as an educator, connected to the extension department of the University of California.
Party Affiliation:
Republican
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, 1918, 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
Who's Who Among the Women of California, 1922, http://www.calarchives4u.com/women/whotxt/112-134.htm
"JoinCalifornia: Election History for the State of California" http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/8326