The People’s party candidate for attor
ney general of Montana was born in
Northwood, Rockingham county, N. IT.,
una is the daughter of David and Louisa
Knowles. Her father still resides on
the old homestead in Now Hampshire,
in what is known as the Knowles dis
trict. Her mother died when Miss
Knowles was fourteen years of age.
Miss Knowles was graduated from the
North wood seminary at the ago of fif
teen. and one year later from the New
Hampshire State Normal school. After
ward she went to Bates’ college, Lewis
ton. Me., from which she was graduated
in the class of ’B4 with high honors, re
ceiving the degree of A. B.
Four years later Bates collego con
ferred on her the degree of A. M. When
she entered Bates college there were
only four other girl students there. The
prejudice against admitting female stu
dents was still strong at the college, but
not so strong as it had been some years
before, when the only girl there was
forced to leave because the boys decided
to strike in a body unless she did. So
Miss Knowles has gone through all the
various degrees of ostracism which at
tend the efforts of women to make their
way in fields which the men had been in
the habit of considering peculiarly their
own. I
Not only did she do this at school, but
she had to go through the same ordeal
here when she hung out her sign. Still
she is not a man hater. It is also to be
noted that during her time at Bates col
lege she was the only woman in a party
of eight who took part in a political de
bate, and she carried off the prize.
