William Saroyan

Historical marker location:

Fresno, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Tulare Street, on the right when traveling west on Van Ness Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1988

August 31, 1908 - May 18, 1981.

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.