Land was a native of North Philadelphia, where she attended John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School.
After graduating from high school in 1950, she was an office worker, and later became a librarian at the Pennsylvania Senate.
[3] She was an active campaigner for John F. Kennedy, and later became a member of the Philadelphia's Democratic Committee.
[3] In 1980, she won a special election to the Philadelphia City Council, after incumbent George Schwartz resigned in the wake of the Abscam scandal.
[3] She died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in March 2010 at her home in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.