Myra Carroll Winkler

Myra Carroll Winkler (1880 – August 21, 1963) was an American educator and was the first woman to hold elected office in El Paso County.

[2] Winkler attended and graduated from the Sam Houston Teacher's College, and moved to El Paso, Texas in 1902.

[4] Under her tenure as superintendent, she was responsible for improving many schools in El Paso County.

[6] In 1923, Winkler became an adjunct professor of history and economics at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), becoming the second woman to work as faculty at the school.

[9] In 1945, she was a candidate for earning her masters of science from the North Texas State College.