A formal portrait of Susanna Madora Salter, 1860-1961, and her husband, Lew Salter in 1880, during the first year of their marriage. In 1887, Susanna Salter was elected mayor of Argonia in Sumner County, Kansas, and served there as the first elected female mayor in the United States.
Date: 1880
This source would work well when grouped with other sources about women's roles in local government. It could also be paired with the letter selected for this standard that announced her triumph in the Argonia election.
KS:7th:4.1:Women's Suffrage (2005)
Item Number: 307
Call Number: B Salter, Susanna *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1880s to 1920s (Benchmark 4) - Women's suffrage (Indicator 1) - Women and local elections
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Local Government - Municipal - Mayor
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Salter, Susanna Madora, 1860-1961
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Argonia
Places - Counties - Sumner
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs
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