Louise's Campaign Was Mocked by Newsweek

Louise Hicks ran for mayor of Boston in 1974 and won by 12,000 votes. Her campaign was such a big deal that she made it onto the cover of Newsweek magazine. In an article that mocked her to the point of savagery,. It was titled backlash in Boston. She was portrayed as a crude popular monster and Newsweek took pleasure in ripping her apart.