page_title: Josephine Corliss Preston
hierarchical_section_title: Josephine Corliss Preston
caption_attribution_description: English: Josephine Corliss Preston facing right circa 1915
context_page_description: Josephine Corliss Preston was an American politician who was the first woman elected to state office in Washington. She served as the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1913 to 1929.
context_section_description: Josephine Corliss Preston (May 26, 1873 – December 10, 1958) was an American politician who was the first woman elected to state office in Washington. She served as the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1913 to 1929.
caption: Preston, c. 1915.
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