Dorothy ("Dottie") Zug Taylor, the first woman to serve on Northampton County Council, passed away on July 19. You can read her obituary here.
She was first appointed to Council in 1984, and then was elected in 1987 as the top vote getter. She was an active Democrat who led Pennsylvania's delegation to the 1976 Democratic convention that nominated Jimmy Carter for President.
She was a registered nurse as well as a self-taught software engineer who designed programs for The Bethlehem Globe Times.
