Betty Marshall
Elizabeth Betty Ann Marshall was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. In 1971, Marshall was elected as the first female member of the York, Pennsylvania, city council. Marshall was elected Mayor of York, Pennsylvania, in November 1977. She took office in January 1978 as the citys first female mayor, serving until January 1982.
Marshall was born Elizabeth Ann Nath in Methuen, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1918. Her father, Simon Nath, was a Jewish immigrant to the United States, while her mother, Ella Nath, was originally from rural New Hampshire. Her family suffered from antiSemitism and poverty, especially during the Great Depression. Marshall worked for the Remington Arms ammunition factory during World War II. She then earned a certificate from the Lowell Commercial College in Lowell, Massachusetts, and took a position as the executive secretary for Remington Arms.
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