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    • Louise Lincoln Kerr 1892-1977

    • Louise Lincoln Kerr 1892-1977

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Louise Lincoln Kerr was a musical theorist, performer in a symphony and composer in the early 20th century at a time when such behavior was prohibited for women. She was one of the first two women to join the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra,...
    • Margaret Taylor Hance 1923-1990

    • Margaret Taylor Hance 1923-1990

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Margaret Hance was a mother to three children and an active citizen in Phoenix; she was involved with St. Luke’s Hospital, the Junior League of Phoenix, the United Fund, the Fiesta Bowl Committee, the Harrington Arthritis Center, and the Arizona...
    • Eulalia Elias 1786-1865

    • Eulalia Elias 1786-1865

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Eulalia Elias helped co-found Babocomari in southeastern Arizona with her brother. This land was used for major cattle ranching operations, which became an economic backbone for Arizona. When the US-Mexico border was being drawn, a boundary...
    • 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...
    • Josephine Brawley Hughes 1839-1926

    • Josephine Brawley Hughes 1839-1926

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Josephine Hughes was a teacher who brought innovative tools to Tucson, which was still developing in the 19th century. She was also a teacher and established a public school for girls at a time when girls either had to attend school in a convent or...
    • Placida Garcia Smith 1896-1981

    • Placida Garcia Smith 1896-1981

    • Arizona Quilter's Guild

    • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

    • Placida Elvira Garcia Smith became a teacher in 1915 and taught for most of her life. In 1931 she became director of the Friendly House which taught immigrants about their new country. She helped these immigrants learn English and skills that would...

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