Mattie Parker: “Kay Granger became the first woman mayor of Fort Worth…”

“And the one word I also hear a lot of is trailblazer. Yeah, she was. How so? And why is that so important? And Kay knew she was a trailblazer, … Kay Granger became the first woman mayor of Fort Worth, first Republican woman elected to Congress from Texas, and the first woman to lead the Appropriations Committee. … Very significant. And she would often remind you that her seriousness, her work ethic, is what got her there, not her gender. And she always, always, always wanted to be taken seriously at any table.” (00:50–01:05)

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