Hulda Jakobsdóttir
Hulda Dóra Jakobsdóttir (1911 – 1998) was the first woman in Iceland to become a mayor. She served as mayor of Kópavogur from 1957 to 1962, actively influencing the development of the town. In the 1970 elections, she was elected as a Kópavogur councillor for the Union of Liberals and Leftists, serving until 1974. Biography Born in Reykjavík on 21 October 1911, Hulda Dóra Jakobsdóttir was the daughter of the engineer Jakob Guðjón Bjarnason and his wife Guðrún Sesselja Ármannsdóttir. She was the eldest of five siblings. After completing high school in Reykjavík, she studied at the University of Iceland where she earned a master's degree ( cand.phil.) in 1932. In 1938, she married Finnboga Rút Valdemarsson. Two years later they moved to Marbakki in Kópavogur where they raised five children. Both she and her husband became involved in the administrative affairs of Kópavogur which gained the status of a town in 1955. Hulda was elected mayor on 4 June 1957 and rem ...
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Kópavogur
Kópavogur () is a town in Iceland that is the country's second largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. The town seal contains the profile of the church Kópavogskirkja with a seal pup underneath. Kópavogur is largely made up of residential areas, but has commercial areas and much industrial activity as well. The tallest building in Iceland, the Smáratorg Tower, is located in central Kópavogur. History Kópavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kópavogur meeting. This event marked the total incorporation of Iceland into Denmark–Norway when, on behalf of the Icelandic people, Bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson and Árni Oddsson, a lawyer, signed a document confirming that the introduction of absolute monarchy by Frederick III of Denmark–Norway also applied to