Agnes Samuelson

Agnes Samuelson
A middle-aged white woman with short coiffed hair and light eyes, wearing glasses
Agnes Samuelson, from a 1935 publication of the US Department of the Interior
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
1926–1938
Personal details
BornApril 14, 1887
Shenandoah, Iowa
DiedMay 12, 1963
Des Moines, Iowa
OccupationEducator

Agnes Mathilda Samuelson (April 14, 1887 – May 12, 1963) was an American educator and a state superintendent in public schools. She worked to provide equal education for all students in Iowa. She was posthumously inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1976 and a Des Moines elementary school was named after her.