Bertha Knight Landes Quotes

United States, Statesman
October 19, 1868 – November, 29, 1943.

Bertha Ethel Knight Landes (October 19, 1868 – November 29, 1943) was the first female mayor of a major American city, serving as mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1926 to 1928. After years of civic activism, primarily with women's organizations, she was elected to the Seattle City Council in 1922 and became council president in 1924

Let us, while never forgetting our womanhood, drop all emphasis on sex, and put it on being public servants.

Bertha Knight Landes
In politics it commonly takes a superior woman to overcome the handicap of traditional prejudice.

Bertha Knight Landes

Since politics — until recently — has been a man’s world, men, as a whole are responsible for its corruption.

Bertha Knight Landes
Women now wield considerable power along political lines and I believe each succeeding year for some time to come will find them wielding that power more effectively.

Bertha Knight Landes