Bertha Cherry

In 1916, four years after Oregon women gained suffrage, Bertha Cherry was elected City Auditor of Umatilla, Oregon, part of a group of women who took control of the local government, with Laura Stockton Starcher heading their ticket as mayor. They were effective in improving public services and infrastructure. One source reported that Cherry was also a Justice of the Peace.  In 1918 she was elected as City recorder. Cherry remained in politics and was elected mayor of the city in the 1930s