Elly Peterson & Michigan’s Political Firsts | June 5
From Michigan Minute by WKAR Public Media
June 5, 2026 · 1 min · Episode 1555
About this episode
The episode discusses the life of Elly Peterson, the first woman to lead a major Michigan political party, highlighting her contributions to women's political representation.
On this day in 1914, Elly Peterson was born—becoming the first woman to lead a major Michigan political party and a pioneer for women in politics.
Topics covered
- women in politics
- Michigan history
- political pioneers
- Elly Peterson
- political parties
Keywords
- Elly Peterson
- Michigan
- politics
- women's rights
- political history
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Places: Michigan
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