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Bobbie L. Sterne (November 27, 1919 – November 22, 2017) was an American politician who served two terms as the Mayor of Cincinnati, from 1975–1976 and 1978–1979.


Early life and education

Sterne was born on November 27, 1919, in
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, and grew up in
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. She earned a nursing degree from the Akron City School of Nursing. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Sterne was a member of the 25th General Hospital Division and served in
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,
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, and
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. After the war, Stere settled in
North Avondale, Cincinnati North Avondale is an economically diverse neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is home to Xavier University and the Avon Woods Preserve. The population was 3,229 at the 2010 census. Education North Avondale is home to two elementary schools. No ...
with her husband.


Career

Sterne was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971 and served continuously until 1998 with the exception of a two-year hiatus. A member of the Charter Party, she was Cincinnati's second female mayor, after
Dorothy N. Dolbey Dorothy N. Nichols Dolbey (April 28, 1908 – February 12, 1991) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Cincinnati for six months in 1954, and was the first woman to serve in this position. Born in Cincinnati, Dolbey graduated from the ...
. She has previously served as a long-time member of the Cincinnati City Council. She retired from the council in 1998 and was succeeded by Jim Tarbell.


Personal life

Sterne and her husband, Dr. Eugene Sterne, had two children before Eugene's death in 1977. Bobbie died on November 22, 2017, in Santa Cruz, California, five days before her 98th birthday.


References


External links


Finding Aid for Bobbie Sterne papers
Archives and Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 1919 births 2017 deaths Mayors of Cincinnati Women mayors of places in Ohio Charter Party politicians American nurses 21st-century American women {{Ohio-mayor-stub