"Her decades-long fight for social equality defined her life in public service and her reputation for never backing down truly qualified her for the title."
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Women activists from the United StatesWomen born in the 1920s21st-century American women politiciansSmith College alumni
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Barbara Ackermann
1925 – 2020
Barbara Ackermann (1925-2020) was an American politician and activist who served on the Cambridge, Massachusetts School Committee from 1962 to 1967, the City Council from 1968 to 1977, and was Mayor from 1972 to 1973.
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