The World's First Lady Mayor was a 1900 New Zealand silent docu-drama film.[1] It is the second-oldest surviving film in New Zealand, the oldest being The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War from earlier the same year.[2]
| The World's First Lady Mayor | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Docu-drama |
| Cinematography | Enos Silvanus Pegler |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 min 9 sec |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | Silent |
| External videos | |
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 The World's First Lady Mayor (The NZ Archive of Film) |
In the 69-second film, Elizabeth Yates is re-enacting a speech she gave as mayor in 1893.[1] Yates was the first woman mayor in the British Empire when elected mayor of Onehunga, New Zealand in 1893.[1]
Susanna M. Salter of Argonia, Kansas, is widely regarded as the first woman elected mayor in the world.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "THE WORLD'S FIRST LADY MAYOR". Digital NZ org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "THE WORLD'S FIRST LADY MAYOR". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Koerth, Maggie (5 November 2016). "Why We Don't Know How Much Sexism Is Hurting Clinton's Campaign". FiveThirtyEight.
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