Karen Young: Salisbury's first woman on council lives a life for social change

  • By Kimberly Johnson

    For the Salisbury Post

  • Monday, March 4th, 2013
    Young decorated a wooden chest that she decorated with logos and phrases that she was involved with over the years.

    Young decorated a wooden chest that she decorated with logos and phrases that she was involved with over the years.

    Salisbury’s Karen Young was the first female to hold a seat on the Salisbury City Council from 1968 to 1971. She displayed a table full of newspaper clippings and mementos that she is organizing.

    Salisbury’s Karen Young was the first female to hold a seat on the Salisbury City Council from 1968 to 1971. She displayed a table full of newspaper clippings and mementos that she is organizing.

    Salisbury's Karen Young was the first female to hold a seat on the Salisbury City Council from 1968 to 1971. Young was interviewed recently at her home in Salisbury with her dog

    Salisbury's Karen Young was the first female to hold a seat on the Salisbury City Council from 1968 to 1971. Young was interviewed recently at her home in Salisbury with her dog "Fate". Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Karen Young in 1965.

    Karen Young in 1965.

    Salisbury's Karen Young was the first woman to hold a seat on the Salisbury City Council from 1968 to 1971. Young was interviewed recently at her home in Salisbury with her dog Fate.

    Salisbury's Karen Young was the first woman to hold a seat on the Salisbury City Council from 1968 to 1971. Young was interviewed recently at her home in Salisbury with her dog Fate.