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⚫ | '''Janet Gray Hayes''' (July 12, 1926 – April 21, 2014) was the 60th [[Mayor#United States|mayor]] of [[San Jose, California]], elected to two consecutive, four-year terms from 1975 to 1983. She was both the first woman to be elected mayor San Jose, and the first woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city with a population of more than 500,000 people.<ref>[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4v19r0fx/ San Jose State University's Online Archive of California], "''Guide to the Janet Gray Hayes Papers''," (retrieved August 20, 2010).</ref><ref name=sjmn>{{cite news |first=Mack |last=Lundstrom |title=San Jose's first female mayor, Janet Gray Hayes, has died at 87 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=2014-04-21 |accessdate=2014-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424012349/http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes |archive-date=2014-04-24 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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⚫ | '''Janet Gray Hayes''' (July 12, 1926 – April 21, 2014) was the 60th [[Mayor#United States|mayor]] of [[San Jose, California]], elected to two consecutive, four-year terms from 1975 to 1983. She was both the first woman to be elected mayor San Jose, and the first woman elected mayor of a |
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Born in [[Rushville, Indiana]], Hayes went to [[University of Chicago]] and then received her bachelor's degree from [[Indiana University]]. In 1956, Hayes and her husband moved to San Jose, California where her husband practiced medicine. |
Born in [[Rushville, Indiana]], Hayes went to [[University of Chicago]] and then received her bachelor's degree from [[Indiana University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Janet Gray Hayes |url=https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/alumni/success-stories/janet-gray-hayes |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice |language=en}}</ref> In 1956, Hayes and her husband moved to San Jose, California where her husband practiced medicine. |
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Hayes was elected to the San Jose City Council in 1971<ref>{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Don |title=San Jose's fight for mayor It's the lady and the cop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/460676959 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com |access-date=4 July 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=21 Oct 1974}}</ref> In 1973, she was voted by the city council to serve as the city's vice mayor, becoming the first woman to hold that position.<ref>{{cite web |title=R-ville Woman San Jose Vice Mayor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/550049498/ |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Rushville Republican |access-date=5 July 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=20 Jul 1973}}</ref> [[1974 San Jose mayoral election|In 1974]], she was elected mayor of the city. She was reelected [[1978 San Jose mayoral election|in 1978]]. She was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. |
Hayes was elected to the [[San Jose City Council]] in 1971<ref>{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Don |title=San Jose's fight for mayor It's the lady and the cop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/460676959 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com |access-date=4 July 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=21 Oct 1974}}</ref> In 1973, she was voted by the city council to serve as the city's vice mayor, becoming the first woman to hold that position.<ref>{{cite web |title=R-ville Woman San Jose Vice Mayor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/550049498/ |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Rushville Republican |access-date=5 July 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=20 Jul 1973}}</ref> [[1974 San Jose mayoral election|In 1974]], she was elected mayor of the city. She was reelected [[1978 San Jose mayoral election|in 1978]]. She was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and campaigned as an environmentalist and wanted to fight [[Urban sprawl]] in San Jose.<ref name=":0" /> |
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She died of a stroke on April 26, 2014 in [[Saratoga, California]].<ref name=sjmn/> |
She died of a stroke on April 26, 2014, in [[Saratoga, California]].<ref name=sjmn/> |
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Latest revision as of 10:26, 22 December 2023
Janet Gray Hayes | |
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60th Mayor of San Jose, California | |
In office January 9, 1975 – January 9, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Norman Mineta |
Succeeded by | Tom McEnery |
Vice Mayor of San Jose | |
In office 1973–1974 | |
San Jose City Councilor[1] | |
In office 1971–1974 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rushville, Indiana, U.S. | July 12, 1926
Died | April 21, 2014 Saratoga, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Indiana State University |
Alma mater | Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice |
Janet Gray Hayes (July 12, 1926 – April 21, 2014) was the 60th mayor of San Jose, California, elected to two consecutive, four-year terms from 1975 to 1983. She was both the first woman to be elected mayor San Jose, and the first woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city with a population of more than 500,000 people.[2][3]
Born in Rushville, Indiana, Hayes went to University of Chicago and then received her bachelor's degree from Indiana University.[4] In 1956, Hayes and her husband moved to San Jose, California where her husband practiced medicine.
Hayes was elected to the San Jose City Council in 1971[5] In 1973, she was voted by the city council to serve as the city's vice mayor, becoming the first woman to hold that position.[6] In 1974, she was elected mayor of the city. She was reelected in 1978. She was a Democrat and campaigned as an environmentalist and wanted to fight Urban sprawl in San Jose.[4]
She died of a stroke on April 26, 2014, in Saratoga, California.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Heppler, Jason (5 April 2016). "San Jose City Council Members". notebook.jasonheppler.org.
- ^ San Jose State University's Online Archive of California, "Guide to the Janet Gray Hayes Papers," (retrieved August 20, 2010).
- ^ a b Lundstrom, Mack (2014-04-21). "San Jose's first female mayor, Janet Gray Hayes, has died at 87". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ a b "Janet Gray Hayes". Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ West, Don (21 Oct 1974). "San Jose's fight for mayor It's the lady and the cop". Newspapers.com. The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "R-ville Woman San Jose Vice Mayor". Newspapers.com. Rushville Republican. 20 Jul 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2021.