Alderwomen History

Sarah B. C. Morgan

Sarah Berrien Casey Morgan

Dr. Harris K. Lentini

Dr. Harris K. Lentini

Elizabeth M. Sheehan

Alderwoman Sheehan

Susan S. Weiner

Mayor Weiner

Gwendolyn P. Goodman

Alderwoman Goodman

Judith L. Ross

Alderwoman Ross

Courtney Sprague Flexon

Alderwoman Flexon

Edna Branch Jackson

Mayor Jackson

Alderwomen on Savannah City Council

View our Amazing Savannah Women mini-exhibit featuring many of the women below.

Elected by City Council:

  • Sarah Berrien Casey Morgan

Elected by the Voters:

  • Dr. Harris K. Lentini
    • November 2, 1978-October 4, 1982 (6th District)
    • First alderwoman elected directly by the voters
    • First alderwoman to represent the 6th District
    • For more information on Dr. Lentini: Amazing Savannah Women mini-bio
  • Elizabeth M. Sheehan
    • October 6, 1986-January 2, 1992 (4th District)
    • January 2, 1992-December 31, 1995 (4th District)
    • First alderwoman to represent the 4th District
  • Susan S. Weiner
  • Gwendolyn P. Goodman 
    • January 2, 1992-December 31, 1995 (2nd District)
    • January 2, 1996-December 31, 1999 (2nd District)
    • January 2, 2000-December 31, 2003 (2nd District)
    • First alderwoman to represent the 2nd District
  • Judith L. Ross 
    • January 2, 1992-December 31, 1995 (6th District)
  • Courtney Sprague Flexon 
    • January 2, 1996-December 31, 1999 (4th District)
    • January 2, 2000-December 31, 2003 (4th District)
  • Edna Branch Jackson 
    • January 2, 2000-December 31, 2003 (At Large Post 1)
    • January 2, 2004-December 31, 2007 (At Large Post 1; Mayor Pro Tempore)
    • January 2, 2008-December 31, 2011 (At Large Post 1; Mayor Pro Tempore)
    • January 2, 2012-December 31, 2015 (Mayor)
    • First alderwoman to represent the City in an At Large City Council position
    • First alderwoman to be elected by City Council to the Mayor Pro Tempore leadership position
    • First African American female Mayor
  • Mary Osborne 
    • January 2, 2004-December 31, 2007 (2nd District)
    • January 2, 2008-December 31, 2011 (2nd District)
    • January 2, 2012-December 31, 2015 (2nd District)
  • Mary Ellen Sprague 
    • January 2, 2008-December 31, 2011 (4th District)
    • January 2, 2012-December 31, 2015 (4th District)
  • Carolyn H. Bell 
    • January 2, 2012-December 31, 2015 (At Large Post 1)
    • January 2, 2016-December 31, 2019 (At Large Post 1)
    • Former City employee; became first female, African American City administrator when promoted to Central Services Director in 1978
  • Dr. Estella Edwards Shabazz 
    • January 2, 2012-December 31, 2015 (5th District)
    • January 2, 2016-December 31, 2019 (5th District)
    • January 2, 2020-December 31, 2023 (5th District; Mayor Pro Tempore)
    • First alderwoman to represent the 5th District
    • Former City employee; first African American female Civil Engineer in the Engineering Department)
    • For more information on Dr. Shabazz: resumeshort bioAmazing Savannah Women survey response
  • Kesha Gibson-Carter 
    • January 2, 2020-December 31, 2023 (At Large Post 1; Chair of Council)
    • First alderwoman to be elected by City Council to the Chair of Council leadership position
  • Alicia Miller Blakely 
    • January 2, 2020-December 31, 2023 (At Large Post 2)
  • Bernetta B. Lanier 
  • Linda Wilder-Bryan 
    • January 2, 2020-December 31, 2023 (3rd District)
    • First alderwoman to represent the 3rd District

Mary Osborne

Alderwoman Osborne

Mary Ellen Sprague

Alderwoman Sprague

Carolyn H. Bell

Alderwoman Bell

Dr. Estella E. Shabazz

Dr. Shabazz

Kesha Gibson-Carter

Alderwoman Gibson-Carter

Alicia Miller Blakely

Alderwoman Blakely

Bernetta B. Lanier

Alderwoman Lanier

Linda Wilder-Bryan

Alderwoman Wilder-Bryan