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First female elected in an Ontario municipal election: Constance Hamilton, Toronto City Council, 1920–21; First female mayor, appointed: Violet Barss, Delia, Alberta (1920–1922) First female mayor, elected: Barbara Hanley, Webbwood, Ontario (1936–1944) First female mayor of a city: Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa (1951–1956, 1960–1964)
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.
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.
Ninetta Bartoli, first woman mayor in Italy and first female mayor in Sardinia. [112] [113] 1947. Juliet M. Gregory, first woman elected mayor of Missoula, Montana, United States [114] Mary Kingsmill Jones, first elected female Lord Mayor of Manchester, England, United Kingdom Louise Schroeder, first female mayor of Berlin, Germany . 1948
Kathryn J. Whitmire was the first woman elected Mayor of Houston, Texas in 1982. 1917. Ophelia “Birdie” Crosby Harwood, mayor of Marble Falls, Texas also the first woman mayor in Texas, elected by an all-male vote three years before women were allowed to vote. [392] 1920. Hattie Barnes Adkisson, first woman mayor of Jewett, Texas, [393] 1937
Semiha Borovac, first woman mayor of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Marija-Maja Ćatović, first woman mayor of Kotor and first female mayor in Montenegro Andrée Boucher, first woman elected mayor of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada [25] Dianne Watts, first woman elected mayor of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada [26]
She also served as regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency from 1977 to 1981 and as the first chair of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board. She was the first Jewish woman to serve as Mayor of a major U.S. city. [5] She was Dallas' first Jewish mayor and first female mayor; Annette Strauss would follow her in both categories.
Retired to serve as an advisor to the chancellor of Texas Christian University. Served longest term in Fort Worth mayoral history. 41st Norvell Kay Granger: Republican: 21 May 1991 – 19 December 1995 First female mayor of Fort Worth. Left office to campaign for Texas's 12th congressional district, where she still serves in the House as of 2021. -