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.

Foreword Acknowledgments Obstacles and Opportunities: Securing Space in the Public SphereThe Stateswomen Frances Hunt Nellie B. Mack Erle Chambers Elizabeth Thompson Florence McRaven Mary B. Wigstrand Maude Brown Ethel Cunningham Ella B. Hurst Alene Word Helen Buchanan Lera Rowlette Mattie Hackett Willie Oates Bernice Kizer Doris McCastlain Dove Mulkey Gladys Martin Oglesby Dorathy Allen Vada Sheid Lucile Autry Shirley Meacham Carolyn Pollan Gloria Cabe Sarah Jane Bost Irma Hunter Brown Judy Petty Norma Thompson Peggy Long Hartness Charlie Cole Chaffin Nancy Balton Myra Jones Wanda Northcutt Charlotte Schexnayder Gladys Watson Christene Brownlee Jacqueline Roberts Judy Smith Josetta Wilkins Dee Bennett Ann Bush Barbara Horn Marian Owens Ingram Evelyn Ammons Lisa Ferrell Peggy Jeffries Becky Lynn Sue Madison Bobbie L. Hendrix Pat Bond Rita Hale Dianne Hudson Sandra Rodgers Martha Shoffner Wilma Walker Sarah Agee Cecile Bledsoe Jo Carson Joyce Dees Mary Beth Green Brenda Gullett Jan Judy Barbara King Mary Anne Salmon Shirley Borhauer Joyce Elliott Sharon Trusty Ruth Whitaker Judy Pridgen Linda Chesterfield Marilyn Edwards Janet Johnson Betty Pickett Sandra Prater Susan Schulte Shirley Walters Pam Adcock Nancy Duffy Blount Dawn Creekmore Stephanie Flowers Wilhelmina Lewellen Beverly Pyle Lindsley Smith Sharon Dobbins Toni Bradford Joan Cash Donna Hutchinson Tracy Pennartz Johnnie Roebuck Charolette Wagner Kathy Webb Ann Clemmer Jody Dickinson Jane English Debra Hobbs Karen Hopper Andrea Lea Stephanie Malone Barbara Nix Tiffany Rogers Mary Lou Slinkard Linda Tyler Lori Benedict Linda Collins-Smith Mary P. "Prissy" Hickerson Missy Irvin Sheilla E. Lampkin Betty Overbey Leslee Milam Post Mary Broadaway Charlotte Vining Douglas Deborah Ferguson Charlene Fite Fonda Hawthorne Patti Julian Sue Scott Camille Bennett Mary Bentley Karilyn Brown Jana Della Rosa Vivian Flowers Michelle Gray Robin Lundstrum Julie Mayberry Rebecca Petty Laurie Rushing Nelda Speaks DeAnn Vaught LeAnne Burch Sonia Eubanks Barker Sarah Capp Frances Cavenaugh Carol Dalby Breanne Davis Nicole Clowney Cindy Crawford Denise Garner Megan Godfrey Tippi McCullough Gayla H. McKenzie Jamie Scott Denise Jones Ennett Joy Springer Jill Bryant Delia J. Haak Ashley Hudson

"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