November 19, 2014
In this Feb. 28, 1979 file photo, Jane Byrne smiles as election returns come in at her campaign headquarters in Chicago. Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, has died at the age of 81. Byrne’s daughter, Kathy, says her mother died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at a hospice in Chicago.
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Remembering Jane Byrne Chicago's 1st Female Mayor
Jane Byrne became part of Chicago history when she was elected its first female mayor. She became part of city lore because of how she won: beating an incumbent who voters thought had bungled the reaction to a blizzard that paralyzed the streets.