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Nancy Pearl Johnson Hall (October 5, 1904 – January 1, 1991) was the first female Arkansas State Treasurer, serving as a Democrat from 1963 to 1981. Prior to becoming Treasurer, Hall was appointed Secretary of State of Arkansas by Governor Orval Faubus in 1961, after the death of her husband, Crip Hall . Upon her election in 1962, she became ...
05-57260. GNIS feature ID. 2404569 [ 2] Website. www .prescottar .com. Prescott is a city and the county seat of Nevada County, Arkansas, United States. [ 3] The community had a population of 3,296 at the 2010 census. Prescott is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Hattie Caraway, first woman elected as a United States senator. Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, 2010. Betty Bumpers, Arkansas first lady, 1999. The Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame is a non-profit, volunteer organization that recognizes women who have contributed to history of the U.S. state of Arkansas .
Dick Sprang, comic-book artist. Grace M. Sparkes, booster, secretary of Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce, and manager of Prescott Frontier Days. Brian Stauffer, award-winning illustrator. Sam Steiger, former U.S. Congressman and former Mayor of Prescott, 1999–2001. Piper Stoeckel, Miss Arizona 2012.
January 3, 2015. January 3, 2011. Arkansas's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, and four representatives, all of whom are Republicans . The current dean of the Arkansas delegation is Senator John Boozman, having served in the U.S. Congress since 2001. Current U.S. representatives from Arkansas.
December 24, 2008. The Prescott Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial core of Prescott, Arkansas, the county seat of Nevada County. Prescott was laid out in 1873, after the railroad was built through the area that is now Nevada County, and the railroad has played a significant role in the city's development.
The first women's suffrage organization in the state was created by Lizzie Dorman Fyler in 1881 and lasts until 1885. Another suffrage group is started in 1888 by Clara McDiarmid. Women's suffrage work continues steadily, though slowed down until the 1910s. New suffrage organizations began to form and campaigned for women's suffrage legislation.
Miss Arkansas. The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss America pageant. Arkansas has won the Miss America title three times (1964, 1982, 2017). Camille Cathey of Wynne was crowned Miss Arkansas 2024 on June 15, 2024, at Robinson Center Auditorium in Little Rock.