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Home Town of Canada’s First Female Mayor

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Barbara Hanley, the first woman ever elected mayor of a community in Canada, was born in Magnetawan in 1882.

Hanley was elected mayor of Webbwood ON in 1936. Trained as a teacher, she decided to enter municipal politics in an attempt to improve conditions for the town.

Hanley won annual re-election campaigns from 1936 to 1943.

Photo: The Canadian Encyclopedia

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