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In 1912 women gained suffrage in the state, eight years before the country as a whole. Signing of Arizona statehood bill in 1912. Arizona's first Congressman was Carl Hayden (1877–1972). [47] He was the son of a Yankee merchant who had moved to Tempe because he needed dry heat for his bad lungs.
Photographic postcard by Mollie Fly, captioned "Arizona Prospectors, Tombstone", n.d. (before 1912). A rare example of her work. Buck was often gone on photographic expeditions, and during his absence Mollie ran both the boarding house and Fly's Photography Gallery, taking studio portraits for 35 cents apiece. [ 3 ]
When Arizona becomes a state on February 14, 1912, an attempt to legislate a women's suffrage amendment to the Arizona Constitution fails. Frances Munds mounts a successful ballot initiative campaign. On November 5, 1912, women's suffrage passes in Arizona. In 1913, the voter registration books are opened to women.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
Credit - Rebecca Noble—Getty Images. ... The census found only 10 of the 50 women in central Arizona in 1864 were still there by 1870. ... White women in the state secured the franchise in 1912 ...
Hinchcliffe Court opens near Tucson, the first auto court motel in Arizona. [111] 1912 February 14: Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States; Phoenix becomes the state capital. [105] May 17: Chandler is founded by Alexander Chandler, from the breakup of his ranch. [53] [85] [112] May 21: The Chandler Arizonan begins publication. [113]
The Territory of Arizona creates Maricopa County from portions of Pima County and Yavapai County. [4] 1870: April 1: The 1870 United States Census enumerates the population of the Territory of Arizona, later determined to be 9,658. Arizona becomes the eighth most populous of the nine U.S. territories.
The U.S. territory of Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. ...