Appalachian politics Archives - Page 2 of 3

The first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the US

Minnie Buckingham Harper (R-McDowell) was appointed to succeed her late husband in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

On June 8, 1948, Clintwood, VA drew national and international attention when the voters elected an all-female town council and mayor.

Ellen Axson Wilson did indeed “come home” in 1914, but not to enjoy parades and illuminated streets. Rather, in a coffin.

Andrew Jackson’s early years, from 1767 to his move into what became East Tennessee in 1788, established his identity as an elite.

The focus on Edith, at her birthplace museum in Wytheville, is to tell the story of this First Lady in her early years.