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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Bertha Knight Landes canonical 2

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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 ⓘ