Maude Duncan

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Maude Duncan was an American newspaperwoman and a former mayor of Winslow, a community in Washington County in northwestern Arkansas.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Newspaperman and woman of Winslow, Arkansas 3 Petticoat Government 4 Links

[edit] Early life

Maude Duncan was born to a well-to-do family in Virginia. There she met and married her husband and followed him to Winslow, where he started a newspaper; the Winslow American.

[edit] Newspaperman and woman of Winslow, Arkansas

In 1919, her husband died. She continued his work by writing, editing, selling advertising, and publishing the newspaper. This she did with a manual printing press.

[edit] Petticoat Government

In 192X, she ran for mayor and was elected, along with an all-woman government. It was the first in America and stirred up quite a bit of controversy among the citizens. The all-woman government became known as the "Petticoat" government.

[edit] Links

• Winslow, Arkansas Historical Society