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Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.

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Argonia, Kansas

City in Sumner County, Kansas

Argonia is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 456.
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Susanna M. Salter

American politician and activist

Susanna Madora Salter was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, from 1887 to 1888, becoming the first woman elected to serve as a mayor in the United States and one of the first women to serve in any political office in the United States.
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April 4

Day of the year

April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 271 days remain until the end of the year.
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