Loretta Thompson-Glickman

Loretta Thompson-Glickman
45th Mayor of Pasadena
In office 1982–1984
Preceded by	Josephine Heckman
Succeeded by	Bill Bogaard
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1945
Died	March 18, 2001 (aged 55) Lubbock, Texas
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Saul Glickman (1972-1982, div.) Austin
Children	Samuel W. Glickman Jacob D. Glickman
Profession	Singer/Politician

Loretta Thompson-Glickman (May 23, 1945 - March 18, 2001) was the first African-American Mayor of Pasadena, California.^[1][2]

Background

Glickman was a jazz singer and toured with the New Christy Minstrels before retiring from the entertainment industry in 1975 to start a family. In 1977, she became the first black woman elected as a Pasadena city director. Four years later, she became the city's first black vice mayor, before becoming mayor in 1982.^[3]

References

1. Scheid, Ann (1986). "IV: The Roots of Greatness". Pasadena:Crown of the Valley. Northridge, California: Windsor Publications, Inc. pp. 179, 180, 1984. Other major milestones for the black community in the 1970s and 1980s have been the election of Loretta Thompson-Glickman to the City Board in 1977 and her two-year term as mayor (1982-1984).
2. "Words of the week". Jet (Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Company). 1983-01-31. p. 38.
3. "Political power in Pasadena:Loretta Thompson Glickman is mayor of city of roses". Ebony (Chicago, Illinois: Johnson Publishing Company): 113–115. August 1982.