Tina's Story
Susanna Salter served on several community boards. BUT it was a prank from locals that led to her becoming mayor.

Sources
Tina's Story
All That's Interesting
How Susanna Salter Became An Activist

Better Cities Project
Remembering Susanna M. Salter: The first woman mayor--by Lawrence Reed

Carrie Karens-Fannin
A Stamp for Susanna

Fact Republic
Susanna M. Salter

Fee Stories
Susanna M. Salter: The First Woman Mayor--by Lawrence Reed

Kansas Historical Society
Susanna Madora Salter First Woman Mayor--by Monroe Billington

Kansaspedia
Susanna Madora Salter

Medium
She Became America’s First Female Mayor Because of a Sexist Prank

Smithsonian Magazine
130 Years Ago, Men Against Women’s Suffrage Put Susanna Salter’s Name on the Ballot--by Kat Eschner

SheHeroes
SheHeroes in History: Susanna Madora Salter

Timeline
Men put her on the ballot as a sexist practical joke; then she won--by Erin Blakemore

Upworthy
The first female U.S. mayor was nominated by men as a joke. She won with 2/3 of the vote.--by Annie Reneau

Wikipedia
Susanna M. Salter

Photos
Susanna Salter--via Kansas Historical Society
Letter Announcing Salter's Win--via Kansas Historical Society

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Tina’s Story
Jewish mother Yetta Bornstein ran for president in the 1964 election. BUT voters soon learned that she never existed.

Hillary’s Story
Governor Gretchen Whitmer made headlines for her proactive and effective response to the pandemic. BUT domestic terrorists felt differently and plotted to kidnap the Governor.

Tina's Story
Abel Raises Cain
The Hoaxes

Dusty Old Thing
Meet Yetta Bronstein, the Fake Candidate Who Ran for President in 1964

Groovy History
Yetta Bronstein For President--By Linda Speckhals

Jewish Standard
There could have been a Jewish president named Yetta--Abby Sher

Mental Floss
Yetta Bronstein, the Imaginary 1960s Jewish Housewife Who Ran for President--by Meg Van Huygen

The New York Times
1968 | ‘We Need a Jewish Mother in the White House’--by David W. Dunlap

StoryCorps
Jeanne Abel and Alan Abel

Unwinnable
Dark Horse: The Story of Candidate Yetta Bronstein--By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla

WLRN
The True Story Of A Fake Presidential Candidate

Photos
Bronstein Campaign Poster--via Story Corps
Letter to President Johnson--via Story Corps
Jeanne Abel--screenshot via Groovy History

Hillary's Story
ABC News
Protesters, some armed, spill into Michigan Capitol building demanding end to stay-at-home order--by Ivan Pereira

CNN
FBI uncovers plot to kidnap Michigan governor--by Veronica Rocha, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner
Jury convicts two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor--by Lauren del Valle

The Detroit News
Plans to kidnap Whitmer, overthrow government spoiled, officials say--by Robert Snell and Melissa Nann Burke
Poll: Michiganians favor Whitmer's COVID-19 handling over Trump's--by Beth LeBlanc

NBC News
'Lock her up!': Anti-Whitmer coronavirus lockdown protestors swarm Michigan Capitol--by Allan Smith

Newsweek
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Urges Repeal of 90-Year-Old Law Banning Abortion--BY ANDRE J. ELLINGTON

Politico
‘The Woman in Michigan’ Goes National--by Tim Alberta

Wikipedia
2022 Michigan gubernatorial election
Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot

WLRN
2 men are acquitted in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer; hung jury on 2 more--by The Associated Press
2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer--by The Associated Press

Photos
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer--by Chuk Nowak for Politico Magazine
Plotters' Mugshots--via Fox 2 Detroit

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