Meet the first woman elected mayor in Georgia

Name: Meet the first woman elected mayor in Georgia
Uploaded: 2024-03-06T22:08:44Z
Duration: 3 min 50 s
Description: Alice Strickland was a 62-year-old widow when she was elected mayor of Duluth in 1921, making her the first woman to ever be elected mayor in the state of Georgia. It happened just a year after some women won the right to vote.

Alice Strickland was a 62-year-old widow when she was elected mayor of Duluth in 1921, making her the first woman to ever be elected mayor in the state of Georgia. It happened just a year after some women won the right to vote.

Posted March 6, 2024 5:08pm EST