Stateswomen

Lindsley Armstrong Smith earned a JD from the University of Arkansas School of Law and served as a research assistant professor of communication at the university. From 2005 to 2010, she was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.Stephen A. Smith is professor emeritus of communication at the University of Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974, chief of staff to the Arkansas attorney general, and executive assistant to Governor Bill Clinton. He is the author or editor of nine books on topics ranging from communication technologies to the First Amendment.

“In Stateswomen, Lindsley Armstrong Smith and Stephen A. Smith preserve a critical part of Arkansas political history that time would have surely forgotten had it not been for their efforts. This book is a gift to the people of this state—past, present, and future.”—Angie Maxwell, author of The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in The South Changed American Politics“Thoroughly researched and purposefully written, Stateswomen adds considerably to our knowledge of the women who have represented their communities in the General Assembly. A remarkable history that will be indispensable for those who want to know more about the 146 women who have served in the Arkansas legislature over the past century.”—Tom Dillard, author of Statesmen, Scoundrels, and Eccentrics: A Gallery of Amazing Arkansans“Stateswomen, a tribute to the hundredth anniversary of women’s entry into the Arkansas legislature, stands in a class of its own. A welcome addition to the literature on Arkansas women in public life.”—Frances Mitchell Ross, author of United States District Courts and Judges of Arkansas, 1836–1960

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsObstacles and Opportunities: Securing Space in the Public SphereThe StateswomenFrances HuntNellie B. MackErle ChambersElizabeth ThompsonFlorence McRavenMary B. WigstrandMaude BrownEthel CunninghamElla B. HurstAlene WordHelen BuchananLera RowletteMattie HackettWillie OatesBernice KizerDoris McCastlainDove MulkeyGladys Martin OglesbyDorathy AllenVada SheidLucile AutryShirley MeachamCarolyn PollanGloria CabeSarah Jane BostIrma Hunter BrownJudy PettyNorma ThompsonPeggy Long HartnessCharlie Cole ChaffinNancy BaltonMyra JonesWanda NorthcuttCharlotte SchexnayderGladys WatsonChristene BrownleeJacqueline RobertsJudy SmithJosetta WilkinsDee BennettAnn BushBarbara HornMarian Owens IngramEvelyn AmmonsLisa FerrellPeggy JeffriesBecky LynnSue MadisonBobbie L. HendrixPat BondRita HaleDianne HudsonSandra RodgersMartha ShoffnerWilma WalkerSarah AgeeCecile BledsoeJo CarsonJoyce DeesMary Beth GreenBrenda GullettJan JudyBarbara KingMary Anne SalmonShirley BorhauerJoyce ElliottSharon TrustyRuth WhitakerJudy PridgenLinda ChesterfieldMarilyn EdwardsJanet JohnsonBetty PickettSandra PraterSusan SchulteShirley WaltersPam AdcockNancy Duffy BlountDawn CreekmoreStephanie FlowersWilhelmina LewellenBeverly PyleLindsley SmithSharon DobbinsToni BradfordJoan CashDonna HutchinsonTracy PennartzJohnnie RoebuckCharolette WagnerKathy WebbAnn ClemmerJody DickinsonJane EnglishDebra HobbsKaren HopperAndrea LeaStephanie MaloneBarbara NixTiffany RogersMary Lou SlinkardLinda TylerLori BenedictLinda Collins-SmithMary P. “Prissy” HickersonMissy IrvinSheilla E. LampkinBetty OverbeyLeslee Milam PostMary BroadawayCharlotte Vining DouglasDeborah FergusonCharlene FiteFonda HawthornePatti JulianSue ScottCamille BennettMary BentleyKarilyn BrownJana Della RosaVivian FlowersMichelle GrayRobin LundstrumJulie MayberryRebecca PettyLaurie RushingNelda SpeaksDeAnn VaughtLeAnne BurchSonia Eubanks BarkerSarah CappFrances CavenaughCarol DalbyBreanne DavisNicole ClowneyCindy CrawfordDenise GarnerMegan GodfreyTippi McCulloughGayla H. McKenzieJamie ScottDenise Jones EnnettJoy SpringerJill BryantDelia J. HaakAshley Hudson