Funeral arrangements are planned for Mary Pat Clarke, the first woman elected as Baltimore City Council president, who served decades on the legislative body.

Mary Pat Clarke, the first woman to serve as City Council President, died Sunday, Nov. 10, according to The Banner​.

Reporters never struggled to elicit a strong opinion from Mary Pat Clarke, especially if she saw a wrong to be righted. It made perfect sense that Clarke was a contemporary of fellow Democrat Barbara Mikulski who served with her on the council at one time before being elected to the U.