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Barbara Boggs Sigmund (May 27, 1939 – October 10, 1990) was an American writer, Democratic politician, and civic leader. She served as a Mercer County Freeholder and mayor of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey from 1983 to 1990.
Oct 11, 1990 · Barbara Boggs Sigmund, the Mayor of Princeton and a member of one of the nation's best-known political families, died of cancer yesterday at her home in Princeton, N.J. She was 51 years...
Learn about Barbara Boggs Sigmund, the first woman elected mayor of Princeton and a prominent politician in New Jersey. She was the daughter of a former Congressman, a leader in women's issues, and a cancer survivor.
Jun 10, 2019 · A co-founder of Womanspace in 1978, she established a crucial support system for victims of domestic violence when there were no shelters in Central New Jersey and “battered women” cases were handled in family, rather than criminal, court.
Oct 12, 1990 · Barbara Boggs Sigmund, the colorful and eloquent mayor who finished second to Gov. Jim Florio in the 1989 Democratic gubernatorial primary, died early Wednesday, borough officials said. She...
Oct 10, 1990 · Mayor Barbara Rowena Boggs Sigmund, daughter of Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-La.), died today at home after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. Sigmund’s cancer had cost her her left eye in 1982.
Nov 11, 1990 · Barbara Boggs Sigmund died at the age of 51 early on Oct. 10, surrounded by loved ones, in in her own bed in the big white house in Princeton, N. J., where she lived with her husband,...
