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"Annie White Baxter is remembered as a political trailblazer not only for Missouri, but for U.S. history."
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Annie White Baxter
Annie White Baxter was a Missouri politician. At her election as county clerk of Jasper County, Missouri, in 1890, she became the first elected female office-holder in the state, as well as the first female county clerk in the United States.
"Annie White Baxter is remembered as a political trailblazer not only for Missouri, but for U.S. history."
"Today, we honor her contributions to policy and the impact she had on Missouri’s rich history by commemorating her in our state capitol."
"At Carthage High School, where she graduated in 1882, she was said to be the most outspoken, most aggressive and most commanding person in her class."
"Her father was the operator of a Carthage furniture factory with a better than average income. Thus, Annie was accustomed to the good life, a gracious home and the admiration of her fellow students."