Jane Byrne
Jane Margaret Byrne (born May 24, 1934) was the first and to-date only female Mayor of Chicago. She served from April 16, 1979 to April 29, 1983. Chicago is the largest city in the United States to have had a female mayor as of 2012.
Read more about Jane Byrne: Early Political Career, Term As Mayor, Later Career, Personal Life
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“As I define it, rock & roll is dead. The attitude isn’t dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn’t have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive—and it still informs other kinds of music.”
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