The year was 1996 and the city was Atlanta. As host city of the Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta was re-introduced to the world as an international city brimming with promise and endless possibility.  You name it. Atlanta had it-except a woman mayor. Enter Shirley Franklin.

In 2002, Shirley Franklin made history as the first woman mayor of Atlanta and of a major southern city.

In this episode of the She’s Got GAWL Podcast, she reveals to host Ebony Phillips the person who dared her to run for mayor, the politician she emulated while in office and her perspective on the considerations that people thinking of running for office should make in advance. Tune in!