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Dorothy Mccullough Lee: "Do-Good Dottie" Cleans Up, Meryl Lipman
Dorothy Mccullough Lee: "Do-Good Dottie" Cleans Up, Meryl Lipman
Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications
This article provides a look back at a pioneering woman in the history of politics in Portland, Oregon: Dorothy McCullough Lee, who became the first female mayor of Portland. Her crusades against crime and vice were instrumental in transforming mid-century Portland. The author draws parallels between McCullough and another trailblazing female politician, Hilary Clinton.