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Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton OC CBE (March 8, 1896 – January 25, 1975) was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social policy pioneer, leader and commentator, as well as a journalist and writer.
First Black Canadian and Female City Councillor in Montreal: Kettly Beauregard, Marie-Victorin, Parti Vision Montreal, 1994–2001; First Black Canadian City Councillor in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta: Ajibola "Jibs" Abitoye, October 17, 2017; First Black Canadian and Female City Councillor in London, Ontario: Arielle Kayabaga, October 22, 2018
Conservative candidate for Sydney–Victoria in the 2011 Canadian federal election Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality (2012–2020) List: Ken Popove: Chilliwack: British Columbia 93,203 November 6, 2018: Chilliwack City Councillor (2011–2018) Marianne Alto: Victoria: British Columbia 91,867 November 3, 2022: Victoria City Councillor ...
Barbara McCallum Hanley (née Smith, [2] March 2, 1882 – January 26, 1959) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Webbwood, Ontario, from 1936 to 1944.She was the first woman in Canadian history to be elected as a mayor in a general election, [2] [3] although she was preceded by at least one appointed female reeve, Violet Barss in Delia, Alberta.
The first woman to serve as mayor in the United States is believed to be Susanna M. Salter, who served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, in 1887. [3] [4] [5] However, the first woman recorded winning a mayoral election was Nancy Smith in 1862, who declined to be sworn in as mayor of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Her issues included increasing awareness of the area's history, and attempts at community revitalization. She was appointed as deputy mayor in 1982 [5] working alongside Mayor George Richardson. In 1984, Lewis was elected mayor of Annapolis Royal, making her the first female black mayor in Canada. [6]
Beth Johnson is a Canadian consultant, politician and teacher. She was the first female mayor of Delta, British Columbia, Canada. [1] Johnson previously lived in Los Angeles. [2] From 1974 to 1989, she was a teacher in the School District #38 in Richmond, B.C. She was an alderwoman from 1981 to 1987. 1990 to 1999 saw her as mayor. [1] [3] [4]
Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office. The first female governor in North America and the Americas overall was Beatriz de la Cueva —appointed in 1541, when Central America was part of Spain.