Sophie Masloff | |
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| 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh | |
| In office May 6, 1988 – January 3, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Caliguiri |
| Succeeded by | Tom Murphy |
| President of the Pittsburgh City Council | |
| In office January 4, 1988[1] – May 6, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Woods |
| Succeeded by | Ben Woods (Acting)[a] |
| Member of the Pittsburgh City Council | |
| In office April 27, 1976 – May 6, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Amy Ballinger |
| Succeeded by | Duane Darkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sophie Friedman December 23, 1917 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2014 (aged 96) Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Masloff m. 1939–1991 (his death)[2] |
| Children | 1 |
| a.^ As the Council's President Pro Tempore, Woods declared himself Acting Council President following Masloff's ascension to the office of Mayor.[3] | |
Sophie Masloff (née Friedman; December 23, 1917 – August 17, 2014) was an American politician. A long-time member of the Democratic Party and civil servant, she was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council and later served as the mayor of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 1994. She was the first and to date only woman and the first Jew to hold that office.[4]
- ^ "The choice is Sophie". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 7, 1988. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ "Mayor's husband dies of heart failure". Pittsburgh Press. June 2, 1991. p. A1. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Council Embroiled in Power Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 14, 1988. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ Belsie, Laurent (May 9, 1988). "Pittsburgh's first woman mayor fills in during transition". Christian Science Monitor. p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2010.