This collection documents the career of Margaret Connell, a public servant in Santa Barbara County who held roles on the Santa Barbara School Board, with Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, the Goleta City Council, and as the first Mayor of Goleta. She was a major player in the campaign that led to Goleta's incorporation as a city in 2001 and thus was elected to its first City Council. She was elected its first Mayor in 2008.

Margaret Connell was born in England. She moved to Goleta in 1956 and has lived there ever since. She began her career in public service in 1970 when she was elected to the Santa Barbara School Board. She served until 1988, then joined the Board of Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, where she worked to make abortion and reproductive care more accessible across Santa Barbara county until 1992.

2 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 17 VHS, 8 DVD, 23 audio cassettes)

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