Cora Louise Boehringer (1878 – September 11, 1956) was an American educator who was the first female superintendent of schools in Yuma County, Arizona.

in education, 1911), Columbia Teacher's College (professional certification in elementary supervision, 1911) and California State University at Berkeley (M.A.

[4][5][2][3] In this period she wrote for the Missouri State Courses of Study for Rural and Village Schools.

[4][1] In 1916, 1922 and 1940, Boehringer ran for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, but was unsuccessful because the school superintendent was on the state Parole and Pardons Board and the majority of voters was not comfortable with the idea that women could decide on the fate of criminals.

[3] In 1933 she was appointed director of curriculum for the Department of Education, a position she held for six years.

In both positions, she helped working women to network and advocated for equal pay and education.