Susanna M. Salter

Susanna "Dora" Madora Salter (March 2, 1860-1961), U.S. politician, She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected as mayor in the United States.

Later Years

Following her term as mayor, Salter and her family continued to live in Argonia, until 1893 when her husband acquired land on the Cherokee Strip in Alva, Oklahoma. Ten years later, they moved to Augusta, Oklahoma, where her husband practiced law and established the Headlight newspaper. They eventually joined the town's settlers in moving to Carmen, Oklahoma. Following her husband's death in 1916, she moved to Norman, Oklahoma accompanying her youngest child at the University of Oklahoma. She lived in Norman for the remainder of her life and maintained an interest in religious and political matters, although she never again sought elected office. Furthermore, she maintained her independence until her death at the age of 101 in 1961.

Related Topics:
1893 - Cherokee Strip - Alva, Oklahoma - Carmen, Oklahoma - 1916 - Norman, Oklahoma - University of Oklahoma

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