Salter, Susanna Madora (1860-1961), was the first woman mayor in the United States. She was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, in 1887 and served for one year. People who opposed prohibition put her name on the ballot as a joke. She was a Woman’s Christian Temperance Union officer who favored prohibition. Susanna Madora Kinsey was born on March 2, 1860, near Lamira, Ohio. In 1880, she married Lewis Salter, who later became the Argonia city clerk. She died on March 17, 1961.
