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Sherman A1

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Thu Apr 4, 2013, 03:47 AM Apr 2013

April 4:1887 – Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the US

Susanna Madora "Dora" Salter (March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was a U.S. politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected as mayor and the first woman elected to any political office in the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_M._Salter

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