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.3 :\iJ55/987 , [!!]~m[!] [[2]ffiJ]~ WOMEN'S HALL of FAME rr ;l1 sponsored by Arizona Historical Society and Arizona Department of Library, Archives & Public Records "To err is human, to forgive divine" ERRATA p. 31-Arizona Women's Hall ofFame (1985,1986,1987): paragraph 1: Capt. Francisco Elias Gonzalez de Zayas came to Mexico in 1721 at the age offourteen. He marriedMariaAgueda Campoyon May 15, 1729. paragraph2: Thefamilycontributeda presidentofMexico, eightgovernors ofSonora, one ofChihuahua and one ofBaja California, Norte. ~~m[!]~8~ WOMEN'S HALL of FAME Arizona Historical Society Museum Monograph Central Arizona Division 1242 North Central Phoenix, Arizona 85004 1987 1987 Arizona Women's Hall of Fame STEERING COMMITTEE Arlene Bansal Deputy Director, Arizona Department ofLibrary, Archives and Public Records Betsy Bolding Executive Director, Tucson Tomorrow, Tucson Frank Kelley Scottsdale Ken Kimsey, Ph.. D. Director, Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott Bill McCune William McCune Productions for Television, Phoenix Andrew E.. Masich Director, Central Arizona Division, Arizona Historical Society, Phoenix Betty Rockwell State Representative, Phoenix Jane Rosenbaum Phoenix Polly Rosenbaum State Representative, Globe Sharon G Womack Director, Arizona Department ofLibrary, Archives and Public Records SELECTION COMMITTEE Kenneth Arline History Columnist, Mesa Ben Avery Columnist, Arizona Republic, Phoenix Margaret BretHarte Head Librarian, Arizona Historical Society, Tucson Raquel Rubio Goldsmith Instructor, Pima Community College, Tucson Alison M. Hughes Associate Director, Rural Health Office, University ofArizona, Tucson Sylvia Laughlin Community Historian, Phoenix Christine Marin Assistant Archivist, Arizona State University Library, Tempe Betty Rockwell State Representative, Phoenix Polly Rosenbaum State Representative, Globe Lester W. "Budge" Ruffner Arizona Historian, Prescott Marshall Trimble Coordinator, Southwestern Studies, Scottsdale Community College foreword Established by the Arizona Women's Commission in 1981, the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame is now in its seventh year under the joint sponsorship of the Arizona Historical Society and the Arizona Department of Library, Archives & Public Records" Each year nominations submitted from across the state are reviewed by a Selection Committee, a learned and impartial body" Recommendations for induction to the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame are then received by the Steering Committee, which oversees the annual meeting and public educational programs. The Steering Committee felt strongly that a publication containing the biographies of the twenty-eight inductees was needed in 1985, proclaimed "The Year for All Arizona Women," by Governor Bruce Babbitt" The Arizona Historical Society accepted the challenge of compiling this monograph, which was made possible only by the generous donations of time and talent from a score of volunteers. This third edition includes the six new inductees for 1987. Diane Tod and Rosalie Crowe are chiefly responsible for the writing and completion of this monograph" Both are employees of The Phoenix Gazette, which, with the cooperation of Lynne Holt, Mary Weingart and Bill Shover, made available typesetting time and equipment.. Writing and editing assistance were provided by Beth Ferg and Carol Freedman" Arizona Historical Society staff in Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma freely offered their research, editorial, and photographic expertise - special thanks to Reba Wells, Patricia Callahan, Pierce Chamberlain III, Beth Dewitt, Susan Luebberman and Joan Metzger. The 1987 biographies were written by Caryn Alexander. Finally, the staff of the Arizona Department of Library, Archives & Public Records, especially Director Sharon G" Womack and Deputy Director Arlene Bansal deserve much credit for their role in coordinating the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame programs. Andrew E. Masich Director Central Arizona Division Arizona Historical Society October 18, 1987 iii Contents Nellie Cashman ."""" "" "" """ ... "" .. "" """" ,," ,,.... 3 Ida Redbird " "" "., """'" "" "" "., .". 6 Elsie Toles .. "." ".. "" "" "" "" ,,,, " 9 Mary Bernard Aguirre ." "" "" " "" .. "" .. " ,, .. ,, 12 Isabella Greenway King. ,.. "" .. "'" ,,.. "" "., ,., "..,.,15 Cordelia Adams Crawford "" ,,, ,., .. "" ,,,, .. ,, ,,., ,,. 17 Angela Hutchinson Hammer., ,",. "" """ ".,." '"'''''' '"'''' ".. 19 Grace M. Sparkes ... ".. "" ". ".. " "" .. "" " "". '"'''''''' 21 Louisa Wetherill ." "'" '"'''' " "" " " "" ".. 23 Sarah Herring Sorin """ .. "."."." .. """ .. " "" "" "" " "" .. 26 Sharlot Hall "" "" "".. "" " "" " "." "28 Eulalia Elias ." "" """.. "" "" .. """ "" """ ,,. 31 Ana Frohmiller "" .. """ ".. "" """".. """ " ".,, 33 Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter ,, ,., ", ,,,,, .. ',, ',,, ,,, 48 Sallie Davis Hayden ..... "" .. "" "" ,,' '" ", .. , "' ".,, .. 51 Carmen Soto de Vasquez "'" ""'"'' '" ""'" ".. " """ "" " 54 Frances Lillian Willard Munds .. """.. """ " ,56 Jane H. Rider "",,,,,,,,,.. , 59 Maie Bartlett Heard .. ,, ,., .. ,,,.. ,,,, 62 Laura E. Herron " " """" "" 64 Edith Stratton Kitt ." " ,,, ,,,, ,,,, , ,," .. 67 Rachel Emma Allen Berry ,, "" ", ".,.69 Anna Moore Shaw " ".. "" "" "" 72 Amy Cornwall Neal "" "." """ "". 74 Lorna Lockwood """" "" "" " 76 Mary Russell Ferrell Colton ., """ 78 Placida Garcia Smith ,.. ","" 80 Nellie T" Bush """ "" "" " """ ".. "".. 82 Nampeyo ." "" " "" ,,, ,, ,, ,,,, ,, 85 Minnie Guenther ".. """""" " 87 Viola Jimulla " """ """ .. "" "." ".. "".. "." """." .. 90 Clarissa Winsor "'" "" ""'''''' "'" " ". 92 Helen Congdon d'Autremont , ,,, "" ,. ,; .. 94 Ruth Reinhold .. ".. '" " "" .. " "" """""'" "" "'" "" 96 Eulalia "Sister" Bourne "."" " """ """"98 Abbie Ware Crabb Keith '" ".. '" " '" "" ".. 100 Jessie Harper Linde ". ,""., , ,.",."","'" ,,.. ,." 102 Clara Thompson Woody , "" ,, " "., 104 Hattie Greene Lockett ", ,"".. " ,". ,." " ".. , 106 Ann-Eve Mansfeld Johnson .,,, .. ,, ",, ,,,, .. ,,,,,' ,,, ,, ,, 108 iv Introdudion Each of the women described on the following pages has a story worth telling. Their individual achievements, taken singly, may not seem extraordinary. None of them won the Nobel prize. None of their names is commonly known across America. And yet, with each individual act ofcourage these women succeeded in changing the society we live in. Taken together, their achievements in artistic, social political and scientific fields are significant. Forthe progress of women, and of society in general, comes about through the cumulative effect of thousands of small acts of rebellion. Each time these women stood up and demanded justice, or their rights, or accountability, or freedom, or charity, they made our world better. Susan B. Anthony's words, spoken in 1873, have validity even today: "Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation or social standards never can bring about reform. Those who are really in earnest are willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathies with despised ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences." You do not have to look far to find courageous acts in these pages. There is Nellie T. Bush, who challenged the University of Arizona when it banned women from attending law classes where rape cases were discussed. Ifrape doesn't concern women, who does it concern, she asked. There is Ana Frohmiller, state auditor, who refused to pay a $1,804 claim for a buffet luncheon that benefited the officials who ate it, but nQt the public. She was determined that the state's money would not be misspent .. Did it matter that she was taking on the power elite, again and again? Elise Toles sat on a parole board that decided who should live and who should die. She did not shirk the responsibility, although society at the time was shocked that a woman would even want the job. Her critics charged that because she was a woman, she would cave in to sentiment and release the worst of criminals from prison .. How did these women accomplish so much? What in their backgrounds or heredity pushed them to greatness? Shakespeare, in his play Twelfth Night, said, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." The individuals in the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame achieved greatness because they were determined. If they saw a need, they filled it, and when they were confronted by an obstacle, they got around it - one way or another. They did not shy away from challenges .. It is interesting that our definition of heroism is an act above and beyond the call of duty. Yet in countless interviews with heroes, they say, "I was Qnly doing my job," or "It was just something that had to be done." And those two lines seem to echo through these biographies. These women, more often than not, spoke of their achievements with understatement and a certain matter-of-factness that says, "I was only doing my job." It is with hope that these women will serve as inspiration and as role models to us today that we have presented their biographies. These were outstanding individuals - not just outstanding women. When we read of their determination and triumphs it is easy to believe that something we thought impossible yesterday, is possible today. A voice speaks in unison from these courageous women: Don't stop to question .. Forge ahead. Perhaps a few words are in order about how we have presented the biographies. They have not been organized chronologically, or by the year of induction into the Arizona women's Hall of Fame,