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Hayward ran for the Arizona House of Representatives in 1918 as a Democrat and won. In 1920, she ran to be Arizona Secretary of State, with an uncertain outcome. While in office, Hayward, along with three other women in the legislature at the time, introduced the bill to ratify the 19th Amendment. She also sponsored a resolution regarding draft dodgers. Prior to her election, Hayward, had been a suffrage leader in the state.
