Helen Clark McCurdy performed by Kathleen Kirk -- 2022 Evergreen Cemetery Walk

Helen Clark McCurdy was the first woman to run for elected office in Bloomington municipal government. She was one of ten candidates to make it onto the ballot for commissioner in 1915. She campaigned heavily to literally clean up the city, as garbage collection had been a huge issue! The daughter of a merchant, McCurdy worked as a store clerk, but later married a prominent businessman, which increased her social standing. Intensely civic-minded, she worked with the Women’s Club, the Red Cross, and the Salvation Army.