Elizabeth Ann Marshall (née Nath; December 17, 1918 – March 29, 2013) was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.
[1] Marshall worked for the Remington Arms ammunition factory during World War II.
He served in the Army Air Corps in Burma and China during World War II.
In 1954, the couple moved to a house located on the city's Florida Avenue, where Betty Marshall resided until 2013.
[1] Betty Marshall worked in her husband's advertising agency, which led to contacts throughout the city.
The riots and the fear from her friend led Marshall to campaign on behalf of civil rights in the city.
[4] On November 8, 1977, Betty Marshall was elected Mayor of York, Pennsylvania, the first woman to hold that office in the city's history.
Marshall oversaw major renovations within downtown York during her tenure as mayor, which was met by some community opposition.
[1] She also supported the shrinking of Market Street, which encouraged shoppers on foot to return to the downtown shopping district.
[1] Marshall organized the city's first Charette symposium specifically to address urban issues.
In 2011, Marshall testified in favor of the reauthoritization of the Older Americans Act of 1965 before the U.S. Special Committee on Aging.