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What made Anna Ella Carroll get into politics?
Carroll entered the national political arena in the 1850s, following her father's appointment as Naval Officer for the District of Baltimore by Whig President Zachary Taylor.
Where was Anna Ella Carroll when she started the american party?
In 1854, Carroll joined the American Party (the Know Nothing Party) following the demise of the Whigs
What else did Anna Ella Carroll do in her political years?
Along with other reformers, Anna Carroll campaigned by writing against urban machine corruption, crime, and what was perceived as the political threat of the power of the Catholic Church.

Question: Where was she when writing this?
Self-contained rewrite: Where was Anna Ella Carroll when writing on political topics?