Page, Dorothy G. (1921–1989)
Page, Dorothy G. (1921–1989)
American mayor, considered the "Mother of the Iditarod." Born Jan 23, 1921, in Bessemer, Michigan; died Nov 16, 1989, in Wasilla, AK; married Vondolee Page.
Moved to Alaska (1960); served on Wasilla City Council for 10 years, then elected mayor (1986); created the Sled Dog Mushers Hall of Fame in the Knik museum (1964); proposed a sled-dog race over part of the Iditarod trail (1965). Wasilla Museum was renamed the Dorothy G. Page Museum.
See also Women in World History.
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