Minora Kibbe
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Minora Ellis Kibbe (née Minora Ellis) was a social reformer and suffragist from California.[1] She ran for a seat on the San Francisco area school board in 1908,[1][2] and for California's 36th State Assembly district in 1918.[3][4]
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| Known for | Social Reform, Suffragist, Candidate for California Assembly |
Education
Kibbe studied medicine for many years, eventually completing a doctor of medicine degree at Johns Hopkins University.[5]
Candidacy for office
Medical career
Kibbe was a practising physician.[7]
Political activism
Kibbe was a noted California suffragist who frequently lectured on the topic of women's suffrage. In 1904 Kibbe served as the president of the Forty-First District Political Equality Club.[8] She also served on the executive board of the California Equal Suffrage Association.[9] Kibbe attended a number of gatherings where she heard Susan B. Anthony speak including one in San Francisco in 1905.[10] At that gathering she organized with numerous other suffragists including Mary Sperry.[11] In August 1911 she gave a talk in Oakland about the suffrage amendment on the California ballot that year.[12] California suffragist Selina Solomons praised her activism in her book "How We Won the Vote in California."[13]
Personal life
Kibbe was born in Unionville, Nevada. She was married to George Kibbe, and had a son named George Ellis Kibbe. She lived in Oakland.[5]