Mary Allen Wright | |
Office: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 1898 |
Term End1: | 1900 |
Birth Name: | Mary Allen |
Birth Date: | December 3, 1868 |
Birth Place: | Polk Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, U.S. |
Party: | Populist |
Mary Allen Wright (December 3, 1868 – March 31, 1948) was an American politician who was one of the first three women elected to the Idaho Legislature.She represented Kootenai County.[1] She served three terms in the Idaho House of Representatives as a member of the Populist Caucus from 1899 to 1905. She was elected as leader of the Populist caucus, becoming the first woman to lead a party in any state legislature, as well as the first female nominee for the speakership.[2] [3]