Bertha Knight Landes was the city’s first female mayor – less than 20 years after women got the vote in Washington — and she’s considered to be the first female mayor of any big American city. Most people know that she’s the namesake for the boring machine that dug the waterfront tunnel. Some even know about the conference room named for her at City Hall.

Bertha Knight Landes was the city&rsquo;s first female mayor &ndash; less than 20 years after women got the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/whc/milestones/suffrage/">vote in Washington</a>&nbsp;&mdash; and she&rsquo;s considered to be the first female mayor of&nbsp;any&nbsp;big American city. Most people know that she&rsquo;s the namesake for the boring machine that dug the waterfront tunnel. Some even know about the conference room named for her at City Hall.

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. 

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right.

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