Sara W. Mahan (February 26, 1870 – November 1, 1966) was an American Progressive Era social reformer, and early Democratic Party female politician from Kentucky in the United States.
[1] Sara W. Mahan, daughter of George D. and Katherine Cain (White), was born in Clay County, Kentucky on February 26, 1870.
In 1907 Mahan began her political career when she managed the campaign headquarters of the Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Judge Samuel Wilber Hager.
The Frankfort Journal took note of her work and said, "Miss Mahan displayed remarkable exec.
ability and was the first woman to have charge of the successful management of a campaign for the nomination for the chief office of this Commonwealth.