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    • Abbie W. Keith 1888-1984

    • Abbie W. Keith 1888-1984

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Abbie Keith raised four children and was active in her community while her husband ran their family ranch. She founded a newsletter in 1923 which brought vital communication to the spread-out farming communities in Arizona and impressed upon these...
    • Amy Cornwall Neal 1888-1972

    • Amy Cornwall Neal 1888-1972

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Amy Cornwall Neal was a business leader from her home and her family’s cattle business and supported cultural preservation of Arizona’s History. She worked as a Harvey Girl before she married John Neal in 1910. After her marriage, she decided...
    • Ana Frohmiller 1891-1971

    • Ana Frohmiller 1891-1971

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Ana Frohmiller held public office in Arizona from 1922 until 1950, when she was the first woman in Arizona to be nominated for governor. As a politician, she was known for her honest expenditures and her ability to say “no” to other...
    • Angela Hutchinson Hammer 1870-1952

    • Angela Hutchinson Hammer 1870-1952

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Angela Hammer was a journalist known for her aggressive but honest reporting. She purchased the ‘Wickenburg Miner’ and turned it into a successful moneymaker. Using the funds from this paper, she went on to publish ‘Swansea Times’ and...
    • Ann-Eve Mansfeld Johnson 1908-1981

    • Ann-Eve Mansfeld Johnson 1908-1981

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Ann-Eve Johnson was a leader in preserving Arizona’s historic sites, such as Old Fort Lowell and the El Adobe Patio Buildings. She served as State Chairman of the Arizona Legislature Council in the 1950s and lobbied to establish the Arizona...
    • Anna Moore Shaw 1898-1976

    • Anna Moore Shaw 1898-1976

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Anna Shaw was a Pima woman from the Gila Indian Reservation. Her father converted to Christianity when she was 10, and at that point she was immersed in Anglo culture. She had to quickly learn English and go to school in Phoenix. She preserved her...
    • Anna Viola "Ola" Young 1869-1966

    • Anna Viola "Ola" Young 1869-1966

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Anna Viola Young transformed Arizona’s Pleasant Valley from a dangerous home for two feuding families to a cattle town. Her father was a neutral figure who helped end the bloody Graham-Tewksbury feud. After the area was safe, he established a...
    • Annie Dodge Wauneka 1910-1997

    • Annie Dodge Wauneka 1910-1997

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Annie Dodge Wauneka was a Navajo woman and the daughter of Chee Dodge, the first chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council. Her father taught Annie the importance of education and politics, and after he passed away she fought for better housing, water...
    • Carmen Soto de Vasquez 1861-1934

    • Carmen Soto de Vasquez 1861-1934

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Carmen Soto de Vasquez founded the theater El Teatro Carmen in Tucson, home to Spanish-language productions, operas, musicals and dramas. She served as impresario for nine years before her family moved to Nogales. Her theater became a cultural...
    • Clara Lee Tanner 1905-1997

    • Clara Lee Tanner 1905-1997

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Clara Lee Tanner was a specialist in Arizona’s archaeology and cultural anthropology. She was the authority on Indians of the Southwest and helped people understand the history of the many different desert cultures. She was also an accomplished...
    • Clara Osborne Botzum 1894-1986

    • Clara Osborne Botzum 1894-1986

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Clara Botzum was from Parker, Arizona and devoted her life as both a private citizen and state legislator to develop Parker and the Colorado River Valley. Through her efforts, the Parker Bridge was constructed and revived mining.

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    • Clara T. Woody 1885-1981

    • Clara T. Woody 1885-1981

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Clara Woody was interested in Arizona’s pioneer history and was asked to write a history of Globe and Miami in Gila County. She did so through collecting oral histories, photographs and artifacts. Because of the strong friendships and trust...
    • Clarissa Winson 1880-1974

    • Clarissa Winson 1880-1974

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Clarissa Winsor preserved Yuma Territorial Prison as its curator after it became a museum. She collected artifacts and stories about Yuma’s history her whole life and it became a top tourist attraction when it became a State Park. In 1961 she was...
    • Cordelia Adams Crawford 1865-1943

    • Cordelia Adams Crawford 1865-1943

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • After her family lost everything in the Civil War, they were among the first group of settlers to migrate to present-day Phoenix, Arizona. There she met her husband, Bushrod Foley Crawford, and they established a ranch in the Tonto Basin. She...
    • Edith Stratton Kitt 1878-1968

    • Edith Stratton Kitt 1878-1968

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Edith Stratton Kitt became the secretary of the Arizona Pioneer’s Historical Society in 1925. Although her title was officially ‘secretary,’ she ended up performing many jobs. She became a librarian, researching and expanding the collection...
    • Elizabeth S. Oldaker 1884-1975

    • Elizabeth S. Oldaker 1884-1975

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Elizabeth Oldaker was appointed by the Daughters of the American Revolution to preserve Arizona’s history and treasures from prehistoric to modern times. There was no museum for her to put her collection, so she shared space with the Phoenix...
    • Elizabeth Shannon 1906-1985

    • Elizabeth Shannon 1906-1985

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Elizabeth studied education, history, political science and physical education at the University of Arizona. She made these fields of study her focus after graduation, when she began teaching. She encouraged other teachers to come to her hometown...
    • Elsie Toles 1888-1957

    • Elsie Toles 1888-1957

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Elsie Toles was Arizona’s first woman superintendent of education. As superintendent she was automatically a member of five boards, including the State Parole Board. As a woman board member, many death row inmates appealed to her personally for...
    • Ethel Maynard 1905-1980

    • Ethel Maynard 1905-1980

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Ethel Maynard was a registered nurse who worked in hospitals and schools. She was a community activist who worked to desegregate schools, public facilities and employment. She served on the board for the National Association for the Advancement of...
    • Eulalia 'Sister' Bourne 1897-1984

    • Eulalia 'Sister' Bourne 1897-1984

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Eulalia 'Sister' Bourne was a teacher to mostly Hispanic students in Tucson at a time when students were not allowed to speak Spanish in the classroom. Eulalia Bourne asked her students to tutor her in Spanish and then attended the University of...

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