Arizona

Hayward, Nellie

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 …

Mrs. P. Wacek's Campaign for City Clerk, 1914

McKay, Rosa

Rosa McKay was elected to the Arizona Assembly in 1916 and 1918. In 1920, she was one of the women in the Assembly who introduced the bill to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. She introduced minimum wage legislation as well. Initially, she …

Theodora Marsh's Campaign for State House of Representatives, 1916

Pauline O'Neill's Campaign for State House of Representatives, 1916

Berry, Rachel

Rachel Berry was elected to the Arizona state House, serving in 1915. Berry came from St. Johns, Apache county, Arizona. After her term in the legislature Berry returned to St. Johns where she served as the chair of the Child Welfare Board…

Wacek, Mrs. P.

Mrs. Wacek ran on the Progressive ticket for City Clerk of Phoenix, Arizona in 1914. She lost the election.

Marsh, Theodora

In 1916 Theodora Marsh was elected from Santa Cruz County to the Arizona House of Representatives. She was a Democrat. In 1918, she introduced a "100% American" bill. She also sponsored child welfare legislation while in office. In her pri…

Bush, Nellie Trent

Nellie Trent Bush was a candidate for school trustee in Arizona in 1916. She was elected as Justice of the Peace in Parker, Arizona two years later, holding the position for six years. Bush went on to be elected to the Arizona state legisl…