Talk:Mary E. Woolley Chamberlain

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 * I am appreciative of the edits that have been made. There was confusion among the sources referring to her as the first female mayor in the US, and with the lack of circulating information back then, they may have believed that she was. Thank you for clarifying. Several sources cited her as the first female county clerk in Utah. I agree that some of the facts were superfluous. However, I decided to add back the part about the women having families and other duties to tend to while in office, because not only is it interesting, but unique for the time period. Back in the early 1900s, the woman's role was to stay at home and tend to the children and the housework. I find it historically significant that these women broke the mold by working without sacrificing their duties at home and in the community. I am open to debate if there is disagreement. Thanks! Skyes(BYU) (talk) 16:19, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't believe they were the first all women council despite the claim. You might want to read this http://m.ljworld.com/news/2000/jul/09/allfemale_city_council/?templates=mobile. And there are other towns that make this claim. Dom from Paris (talk) 23:09, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Have a look at this page too. Mary D. Lowman. Dom from Paris (talk) 23:11, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I did actually find that page yesterday, which is why I did not put that claim back into the article. It is difficult that even some quality sources on Mary Chamberlain vehemently claim something that is blatantly false. However, Chamberlain was definitely the first female county clerk in Utah. She was also the first female mayor of Utah, I'm in the process of looking for another source to prove it. Thanks for your careful research. Skyes(BYU) (talk) 15:50, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, I had noticed that you hadn't added that back in but I thought it better to share what I had found anyway. It's an interesting article about an interesting person and quite revealing about the period and the community that she lived in. Dom from Paris (talk) 16:34, 16 March 2018 (UTC)