Helen G. Boosalis papers
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Boosalis, Helen, 1919-2009
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Helen G. Boosalis (August 28, 1919 - June 15, 2009) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, the first woman to hold the position. Born Helen Geankoplis in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she grew up working in her father's Minneapolis restaurant. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a B.A. degree, she married and eventually moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where her husband had accepted a job at the University o...
