<i>"I was truly there and did my part to the end."</i> -- Addie Mae Cance, former shipyard worker

Historical marker location:

1298 Canal Boulevard, Richmond, California

( Marker is on Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south.)

Shipyard No. 3.

The first female mayor in the U.S. was elected in California in 1887. Susanna M. Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, but she was born in California and later moved to Kansas with her husband.