Mattie Chapman began her York County government career as a clerk in the prothonotary's office and later was elected to head that department. Background posts: Katharine Beecher, Legacies, Delma Rivera, Legacies and Eleanor Johnson, Legacies.
Mattie Chapman has a number of firsts attached to her name.
She was the first back person to be hired in a row office in the York County Courthouse. She was the first black person to be elected to county office. And she was the first woman to be elected to honorary membership in the York County Bar Association... .
Continue reading Mattie Chapman, 'Legacies,' Part IIII.
