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Women on the Los Angeles City Council
Since 1915, when Estelle Lawton Lindsey was the first woman elected to the Los Angeles City Council, 174 men have served—but only 15 other women.
Wendy Greuel
2002-2009
Jan C. Perry
2001-2013
Janice Hahn
2001-2011
Cindy Miscikowski
1997-2005
Jackie Goldberg
1994-2000
Laura N. Chick
1993-2001
Rita Walters
1991-2001
Ruth Galanter
1987-2003
Gloria Molina
1987-1991
Joan Milke Flores
1981-1993
Joy Picus
1977-1993
Peggy Stevenson
1975-1985
Pat Russell
1969-1987
Harriett Davenport
1953-1955
Rosalind Wiener Wyman
1953-1965
Estelle Lawton Lindsey
1915-1917
Wendy Greuel
2013 mayoral candidate; former city controller; worked 10 years for the late Mayor Tom Bradley.
Jan C. Perry
2013 mayoral candidate; former City Council president pro tem; was chief of staff to Rita Walters.
Janice Hahn
Now in Congress; daughter of the late 40-year county Supervisor Kenneth C. Hahn.
Cindy Miscikowski
Aide to Councilman Marvin Braude; former director of Skirball Cultural Center; now Harbor Commission president.
Jackie Goldberg
Former member of California Assembly; former LAUSD board member.
Laura N. Chick
Former city controller and first woman elected in citywide race; former California inspector general.
Rita Walters
Now on Board of Library Commissioners; former adult education teacher; former LAUSD board member.
Ruth Galanter
Westside environmentalist; appointed to Coastal Commission by former Gov. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown.
Gloria Molina
Has been on the county Board of Supervisors since 1991; first Latina elected to California Assembly.
Joan Milke Flores
Former chief deputy to Councilman John S. Gibson Jr.; ran for secretary of state and Congress.
Joy Picus
Named Woman of the Year by Ms. Magazine in 1985; first woman to represent San Fernando Valley.
Peggy Stevenson
Appointed to succeed husband Robert after his death; backed an early gay-rights anti-discrimination ordinance.
Pat Russell
First female City Council president; former president of city and county League of Women Voters.
Harriett Davenport
Appointed to City Council when her husband died shortly after winning election; first woman appointed to the council.
Rosalind Wiener Wyman
Youngest person elected to City Council; played key role in bringing Dodgers to Los Angeles.
