Mary Allen Wright Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Idaho Statesman 11 Nov 1898, page 4 .
  2. https://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/1053.pdf Mary A. Wright
  3. https://journals.lib.uidaho.edu/index.php/IWI/pages/view/mary-wright Database entry - Mary Allen Wright