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Susanna Salter

by Sam Smith | Jul 8, 2020 | Kansan Portraits

Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald Susanna Salter Birth: March 2, 1860 Death: March 17, 1961 First woman elected mayor in nation She was elected as a joke. In April 1887, just weeks after Kansas women had gained the right to vote in city elections, some men...

Langston Hughes

by Sam Smith | Jun 25, 2020 | Kansan Portraits

Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald Langston Hughes Birth: Feb. 1, 1902 Death: May 22, 1967 Poet, social activist, novelist and playwright, leader of the Harlem Renaissance His words spoke to the human heart. And although he wrote of the African...

Samuel Jay Crumbine

by Sam Smith | Apr 21, 2020 | Kansan Portraits

Samuel Jay Crumbine Birth-Sept. 17, 1862 Death-July 12, 1954 Public Health Pioneer This frontier doctor from Dodge City started a grassroots movement in Kansas that soon spread around the world. He took a stand against germs and encouraged Kansans to use more soap....

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