Emma F. Bates
Emma F. Bates | |
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| 5th North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office 1895–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Laura J. Eisenhuth |
| Succeeded by | John G. Halland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emma F. Bates Chautauqua, New York |
| Died | 1921 California |
| Political party | Republican |
Emma F. Bates was an educator and politician from North Dakota. She served as the fifth North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1895 to 1896.
Biography
Emma F. Bates was born in
In 1887, she moved to Dakota Territory and worked as an assistant to John Ogden at the Normal School in Milnor.[2] In 1890, she ran for superintendent of schools for Sargent County but was defeated.[1] In the early 1890s, she joined the faculty of the State Normal School in Valley City.[2] In 1892, she served as interim president of the Valley City Normal School and served in that role for a few months until a new president was hired.[3]
Bates was involved in several organizations in North Dakota. She lectured for the Women's Christian Temperance Union.[2] She was also heavily involved with the Order of the King's Daughters and Sons, North Dakota Women's Suffrage Association, and the National Education Association.[3]
Bates was described as intelligent, determined, deeply religious, and an accomplished public speaker.[2][1] She received the nomination of North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction at the 1894 North Dakota Republican Convention in Grand Forks.[3] Bates campaigned vigorously and defeated Democratic incumbent Laura J. Eisenhuth in the 1894 election.[4][5] During her time as state superintendent, she visited numerous school across the state and traveled over 26,000 miles in the process.[2]
Bates was defeated by John G. Halland for the nomination of state superintendent at the 1896 North Dakota Republican Convention in Grand Forks.[5] She continued to pursue reelection and ran as an independent. However, John G. Halland won the election.[6] It would be another twenty years before another women was elected state superintendent again.
After leaving office, she moved to California and studied Japanese. She lived in Japan for a year or two before moving back to California. She resided near Oakdale and died in 1921.[2]
See also
- List of North Dakota superintendents of public instruction
- North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
References
- ^ OCLC 900649209.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i North Dakota (1932). "Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction". Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 1888/90-1918/20: Public document: 43 v.
- ^ OCLC 900649209.
- ISBN 978-1-60871-007-2.
- ^ a b North Dakota Department of State. "North Dakota Blue Book, 2017-2019". Digital Horizons. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- OCLC 900649209.