Week 10: March 9-15
March 9, 1926
On this day, Bertha Knight Landes was elected mayor of Seattle, becoming the first woman executive of a major American city.
She followed through on her pledge to perform “municipal housekeeping” and led an honest, scandal-free administration during her single, two-year term.
March 9, 1995
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