Bertha Knight Landes

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Bertha Knight Landes was the first female mayor of a major American city, serving as mayor of Seattle in the 1920s and becoming a pioneering figure in women’s political leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
mayor
politician
advocatedFor government reform
public safety
women’s participation in politics
birthName Bertha Ethel Knight
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1868-10-19
dateOfDeath 1943-11-29
describedAs reform mayor
educatedAt Oberlin College
familyName Landes
fieldOfWork municipal governance
women’s civic activism
gender female
givenName Bertha
honor Bertha Knight Landes Memorial in Seattle
Bertha Knight Landes Room in Seattle City Hall
linked to: Seattle City Hall
memberOf League of Women Voters
Woman’s Century Club
Women’s University Club of Seattle
notableFor being the first female mayor of a major American city
pioneering women’s political leadership in the United States
occupation civic leader
clubwoman
officeEndTime 1928
officeStartTime 1926
partOf history of women in American politics
placeOfBirth Ware, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Ware, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath Seattle, Washington, United States
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld Mayor of Seattle
precededBy Edwin J. Brown
religion Methodism
residence Seattle, Washington, United States
spouse Henry Landes
succeededBy Frank E. Edwards

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Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park notableBurial Bertha Knight Landes
Lake View Cemetery, Seattle notableBurial Bertha Knight Landes