Norma O. Walker

Norma O. Walker (born 1928) is the former mayor of Aurora, Colorado. Walker was the first female mayor of a city larger than 60,000 people.[1][2] She became the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, from 1965 to 1967. As of May 2016, Walker has been the only female mayor in that city's history.[3] As mayor she is remembered for her work on stabilizing Aurora's water supply.[4] Later, she went on to serve on the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee, where she served until 1969.[5]

Born in Las Animas, Colorado, in 1928, she is of Scandinavian descent. On November 14, 1965 she appeared as a guest on the first episode of the panel show What's My Line after one of the show's regular panel members, journalist Dorothy Kilgallen, died six days earlier.[6]

See also
  • List of first female mayors in the United States

References
  1. Wolf, Stephanie. "This Is Norma O. Walker. First And Only Female Mayor Of Aurora". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. "51 years ago, she became mayor. Today she hopes a woman will become president (Column)". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. Swartzell, Griffin. "New PAC asks mediocre white guys "Dude, can you not?"". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. Collins, Sherah J. (2008). Aurora. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738548241.
  5. "Highway Safety Aide Named" (PDF). The New York Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. "Walker, Norma O." Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
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