Josie Rogers

Josie Rogers was an American physician and politician. She was the first female physician in Daytona Beach and the first woman to be elected mayor of a city in Florida in 1922, only two years after women gained the right to vote in elections in the state. Known as Dr. Josie, she practiced medicine for 50 years, serving both black and white residents of her lifelong hometown. She was related to Clemence Lozier, another pioneering female physician and suffragette, who was the cousin of her great-grandmother.

Personal life Born in 1876 to David and Julia Rogers, Rogers lived her entire life - except for her years in university and medical training - in Daytona Beach, Florida, which was incorporated as a city the year that she was born.

Public life Josie Rogers began her career in 1912 with her statewide posting to chair Florida's Department of Health.