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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instanceOf human
mayor
politician
advocatedFor government reform
public safety
women’s participation in politics
birthName Bertha Ethel Knight NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1868-10-19
dateOfDeath 1943-11-29
describedAs reform mayor
educatedAt Oberlin College NERFINISHED
familyName Landes NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork municipal governance
women’s civic activism
gender female
givenName Bertha NERFINISHED
honor Bertha Knight Landes Memorial in Seattle NERFINISHED
Bertha Knight Landes Room in Seattle City Hall NERFINISHED
memberOf League of Women Voters NERFINISHED
Woman’s Century Club NERFINISHED
Women’s University Club of Seattle NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld Mayor of Seattle
precededBy Edwin J. Brown NERFINISHED
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
residence Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Henry Landes NERFINISHED
succeededBy Frank E. Edwards NERFINISHED

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Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle notableBurial Bertha Knight Landes
subject surface form: Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park
Lake View Cemetery, Seattle notableBurial Bertha Knight Landes