Arizona
January 2, 2008
Apache County gave Arizona and the United States its first woman elected to a state legislature. In 1914, Rachel Berry won a
seat in the Arizona House of Representatives. While there she advocated for the state flag we have today, chaired the Good
Roads Committee, and unsuccessfully tried to ban cigars and chewing tobacco in the Legislature. After her legislative service
Ms. Berry returned to Apache County to chair the Child Welfare Board and serve as a trustee of the school in St. Johns.
The Southern Arizona counties of Cochise and Pima helped Lorna Lockwood find her way into the history books. In 1925 she
was the only woman in the graduating class of U of A’s College of Law. In 1939 she began 3 terms of service in the Arizona
House of Representatives and in 1960 she became the first female state Supreme Court Chief Justice in U.S. history.
Thanks to all the women who contribute to Arizona, your service is greatly appreciated.
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