| The World's First Lady Mayor | |
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| Based On: | Docu-drama |
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| Cinematography: | Enos Silvanus Pegler |
| Runtime: | 1 min 9 sec |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Language: | Silent |
The World's First Lady Mayor was a 1900 New Zealand silent docu-drama film. 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.[1]
In the 69-second film, Elizabeth Yates is re-enacting a speech she gave as mayor in 1893. Yates was the first woman mayor in the British Empire when elected mayor of Onehunga, New Zealand in 1893.[2]
Susanna M. Salter of Argonia, Kansas, is widely regarded as the first woman elected mayor in the world.[3]