Beth Nealson
Beth Nealson was a Canadian politician, who served on the Leaside Education Board (elected in 1951), and the town council (elected in 1958).[1] She was also the first female mayor of Leaside, Ontario, elected to the position in 1963. [1][2]
In 1966, Leaside and East York were merged. Nealson and one other woman, named True Davidson, ran to become the mayor of the new town. This was the first ever race between two women in the history of Canadian elections.[1] Nealson lost the race to Davidson. In 1972, Beth Nealson had a street named after her, which is still known today as Beth Nealson Drive; and a pair of shears presented to her by True Davidson, as an acknowledgement of her being the first and last female mayor of Leaside.[3]
She died in 1994 and was survived by her daughter.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Torontoist (2014-07-19). "Historicist: The Battle of the Belles". Torontoist. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ Nickle, David (2022-03-08). "Women have led municipal councils in Toronto since the early 1960s". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ "East York Mayor True Davidson presents shears to Beth Nealson, the last mayor of Leaside before it was absorbed by East York". digitalarchive.tpl.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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