meet the Seattle Knights, named for Bertha Knight Landes! Bertha was a Seattle city council member who became acting mayor in 1924 before running for and winning the post in 1926, making her the first woman to be mayor of a major American city. Seattle in the 1920s was notoriously corrupt and a haven for bootleggers and liquor fans during prohibition. Bertha fired the chief of police for ignoring prohibition and cleaned house in the city government, promoted municipal utilities instead of (price gouging) private companies, and tried to reduce spending and balance the budget, all of which ultimately contributed to her failure to win re-election.
Quote: “Since politics — until recently — has been a man’s world, men, as a whole are responsible for its corruption.”
Learn more about her here here and here
Design-wise, the primary color for the Knights obviously had to be the silver of armor. The teal and blue are reminiscent of other Seattle sports teams including the Torrent, Kraken, mariners, and reign, although deliberately not an exact match to any. The visual logo is a shield with a heraldic S and crossed bats behind it, which can be rendered in different colors on different jerseys and gear
