Background
Lansing, Jewel Beck was born on May 13, 1930 in Ronan, Montana, United States. Daughter of Lars Martin and Julia Syla Beck.
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This is the definitive book on Portland's political, social, and cultural history, beginning in 1845 when a 16-lot townsite was laid out on the bank of the Willamette River and continuing through April 2001, the 150th anniversary of Portland city government. Jewel Lansing has amassed a treasure trove of information on Portland's civic and political life, which she presents in a readable style, organized around an account of the successive reigns of Portland's 44 mayors. The story is enlivened by anecdotes that bring to life the unique individuals and controversial issues of Portland's distant and more recent past. Lansing shows that Portland's path to its present place as the 28th largest city in the United States, with a deserved reputation as one of the nation's most livable cities, has not always been smooth, and its story is far from dull. Corruption, profiteering, and wide-open vice characterized the City of Roses at the turn of the century, and every era has had its own controversies and rivalries: disputes over railroad franchises and rights-of-way, women's suffrage, public versus private power, the Chinese Exclusion Act, Prohibition, and the siting of freeways, to name just a few. Colorful personalities, from Populist governor-turned-mayor Sylvester Pennoyer to tavern-owner-turned-mayor Bud Clark, have emerged in every period, as the city has grown and its government evolved from a small group of volunteers to a complex bureaucracy with 8,000 employees and a $1.1 billion budget. Anyone with an interest in Portland, and in learning more about the individuals, events, and issues that have shaped it, will find this comprehensive history fascinating and extremely informative.
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Lansing, Jewel Beck was born on May 13, 1930 in Ronan, Montana, United States. Daughter of Lars Martin and Julia Syla Beck.
Bachelor in Journalism, University Montana, Missoula, 1952. Master of Arts in Education, Stanford University, California, 1954.
Elected auditor Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon, 1975-1982, City of Portland, 1983-1986. Adjunct professor Lewis and Clark College, Portland, 1989-1992. Interim executive director William Temple House, 1994, Young Women’s Christian Association, Portland, 1995.
Interim president Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, 1996. Writer, since 1987.
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Candidate state treasurer Democratic Party, 1976, 80. President Oregon Federation of Democratic Women, 1977-1978. City-county consolidation task force City of Portland, 1997-1998.
Active Pacific Northwest local government representative National Intergovtl. Audit Forum, Washington, 1982-1985. Member Womens Investment Network (political action committee executive committee, board directors, founder), Oregon Women's Political Caucus (First Woman award 1987), Portland Women's Political Caucus (Service award 1987), Oregon History Society, Oregon Environtl.
Council, Portland League of Women Voters.
Married Ronald B. Lansing, June 16, 1956. Children: Mark, Alyse, Annette.