s . ▁ ▁Har vey ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁public ▁administration ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Florida ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁mayor ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁commission er ▁of ▁Mon roe ▁County , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁Emer it us . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁citizens ▁of ▁Key ▁West ▁formed ▁the ▁Con ch ▁Republic , ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁mic ron ation , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁Border ▁Pat rol ▁check point ▁that ▁dis rupted ▁travel ▁and ▁tour ist ▁activity . ▁Har vey ▁became ▁Admir al ▁and ▁First ▁Sea ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Con ch ▁Republic ' s ▁n avy , ▁whose ▁actions ▁included ▁attack ing ▁a ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁cut ter ▁with ▁lo aves ▁of ▁st ale ▁Cub an ▁bread . ▁The ▁Con ch ▁Republic ▁became ▁a ▁Key ▁West ▁main st ay ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁and ▁a ▁hum orous ▁method ▁for ▁the ▁city to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁govern ments . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁" in vas ion ", ▁she ▁stopped ▁and ▁accepted ▁surrender ▁from ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁troops . ▁She ▁often ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Republic ' s ▁amb assador ▁and ▁met ▁several ▁pres idents ▁and ▁foreign ▁leaders ▁in ▁that ▁capacity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁she ▁hosted ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁at ▁D ry