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Polly Harris
Polly Harris (born Pauline Adair Elstein; December 6, 1924December 6, 1987) was a Texas politician and Theatre, theater enthusiast. Harris was one of the first women politicians in El Paso, Texas, El Paso. She was known for serving on City Council and supporting local theater. A senior center in El Paso is named after her. Biography Harris was born Pauline Adair Elstein in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 6, 1924. As early as nine, she began to get interested in the Theatre, theater and at 17, had directed her first play. In 1943, she graduated with an associate degree in art from Metropolitan Community College (Missouri), Kansas City Junior College and two years later, earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, University of Missouri at Kansas City. She married Paul Harris in 1949 and the couple moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, and then to El Paso, Texas, El Paso a year later. Between 1950 and 1959, Harris worked for radio statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the List of United States cities by population, 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay County, Missouri, Clay, Cass County, Missouri, Cass, and Platte County, Missouri, Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
