This dissertation is a historical biography on the life, suffrage and educational
contributions of Mary Carroll Craig Bradford, a wife, mother, suffragist, teacher and
educational administrator in the state of Colorado. The purpose of this dissertation was
to find out exactly what Bradford?s contributions were to her state. The initial
observation was that she was an educator, but after analyzing the data, it was learned that
she was so much more. She began as a woman?s rights activist and had a part in the
Colorado and national suffrage campaigns. Her activism and popular reputation gained
her the respect of the Colorado Democratic Party and she was nominated to run for
political office.
The research was accomplished by collecting and analyzing many documents.
Data was found in the town of Leadville, Colorado, where she first lived and in the
archives in Denver, Colorado, where she lived the remainder of her days. Pictures,
letters, newspaper clippings, superintendent reports and various other documents were
found that gave a perspective on her life.
This dissertation described her journey to becoming an elected official and
focused on her roles as a suffrage activist and eventually State Superintendent of Public
Instruction. The role of state superintendent is one that is not often written about as
noted in this dissertation. Several studies have been done on county or city
superintendents, but very few have been done on female state superintendents. This
dissertation will make a contribution to this field of research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7297 |
| Date | 2009 December 1900 |
| Creators | Caldwell, Heather K. |
| Contributors | Burlbaw, Lynn M. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
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