List of first female-majority city councils in the United States
The following is a list of U.S. cities and dates in which their city councils consisted of a majority of women as elected or appointed members.
List
[edit]• Kanab, Utah (1911, 5/5)
- Newport, Rhode Island (2014, 4/7)
- Asheville, North Carolina (2017, 4/7)[1]
- Amarillo, Texas (2017, 3/5)[2]
- Providence, Rhode Island (2018, 8/15)[3]
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (2018, 6/9)[4]
- Portland, Oregon (2019, 3/5)[5][6]
- Boston, Massachusetts (2019, 8/13)[7]
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (2019)
- St. Petersburg, Florida (2019, 6/8)[8]
- Bangor, Maine (2019, 6/9)[9]
- Houston, Texas (2019, 9/16)[10]
- Kyle, Texas (1944, 5/5)[11]
- South Bend, Indiana (2019, 5/9)[12]
- Knoxville, Tennessee (2019, 7/9)[13]
- San Antonio, Texas (2019, 6/11)[14]
- Phoenix, Arizona (2021, 6/9)[15]
- Pensacola, Florida (2020, 4/7)[16]
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (2020, 5/8)[17]
- Washington, D.C. (2020, 7/13)[18]
- West Hollywood, California (2020, 3/5) [19]
- New York City, (New York City Council) (2022, 31/51)[20]
- Niota, TN, (1988)[21]
- Nashville, TN (2022-23, 20/39; 2023, 22/40)[22][23]
- Saint Paul, Minnesota (2024-, 5/5)[24]
- Munday, Texas (2024, 5/5)
References
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- ^ "Women gain history-making majority on City Council".
- ^ "When six women are sworn in as Tulsa city councilors on Monday, history will be made | Local News | tulsaworld.com". 2 December 2018.
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- ^ "Jo Ann Hardesty Sworn In, Portland City Commission Majority Women". Portland, OR Patch. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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- ^ "Women, and black women, make history in St. Petersburg".
- ^ "For the first time in history, a majority of Bangor city councilors will be women". 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Women will make up majority of diverse Houston City Council". 16 December 2019.
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- ^ "South Bend council will be majority women, marking historic milestone".
- ^ "Women rule: Knoxville elects first women-majority city council".
- ^ "6-to-5: Women Become Majority On San Antonio City Council | TPR". 21 June 2019.
- ^ "More Women Serving on City Councils Across the Country". pew.org. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Pensacola Council Features First-Ever Woman Majority". 24 November 2020.
- ^ "'Fresh energy and new eyes' at City Hall - Albuquerque Journal".
- ^ "DC Council becomes majority-female during swearing-in ceremony". 2 January 2021.
- ^ "In West Hollywood, two longtime council members, John Duran and John Heilman, lose bids for reelection". Los Angeles Times. 10 November 2020.
- ^ Smith, Rachel Holliday; Michel, Clifford; Welch, Will (3 November 2021). "City Council Adds Historic Number of Women to Its Ranks as Republicans Gain". THE CITY. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "THE GOLDEN GIRLS SEIZE CONTROL OF TENNESSEE TOWN". Chicago Tribune. 1989-03-19. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Members of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County" (PDF). Nashville.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "History made: Metro Nashville Council to be majority women for first time". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Longworth, Nick (2023-11-10). "Historic, all-female St. Paul City Council elected by voters". FOX 9. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
25.Ibarra, Ashly (2024-5-21) https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/city-of-munday-makes-history-by-electing-full-council-entirely-of-women/#:~:text=MUNDAY%2C%20Texas%20(KTAB%2FKRBC,one%20day%20run%20for%20office.