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First. Women in <br /> Municipal Government <br /> Carrboro <br /> The first. Woman on the Carrboro Board of Alderman was <br /> Mary Riggsbee in May 1979 to Decamber 1975. <br /> The first woman Mayor of the City of Carrboro <br /> was <br /> Ruth West in December 1975 to December 1977. <br /> The first woman in Law Enforcement. was <br /> Phyllis Coates in February 1981. <br /> The first woman in the Fire Department was <br /> Doris Sanders in December 1981. <br /> Chapel Hill <br /> The first woman elected to the Board of Aldermen (now the <br /> Town Council) was <br /> Adelaide Walters on May 10, 1957 to May 10, 1965. <br /> Eliska Chanlett : "She was my role model. " <br /> The first woman of color on the Chapel Hill Public <br /> Recreation Commission was <br /> Rebecca Clark in the late 50's or early 60's. <br /> The first woman in Law Enforcement was <br /> Dene Eller in 1974. iii' <br />