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* https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv322v54j |
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* https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bulletin_of_the_United_States_Bureau_of/0Ygdp9eLNwMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=RA3-PR5&printsec=frontcover |
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* https://www.google.com/books/edition/Union_Scale_of_Wages_and_Hours_of_Labor/e_00hDxMfboC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=RA7-PR5&printsec=frontcover |
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* https://www.google.com/books/edition/Arkansas/RD85DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=PA282&printsec=frontcover |
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* https://www.google.com/books/edition/Janice_Holt_Giles/HksoEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=PT49&printsec=frontcover |
* https://www.google.com/books/edition/Janice_Holt_Giles/HksoEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=PT49&printsec=frontcover |
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* https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Documentary_History_of_Arkansas/fx1LCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=PT233&printsec=frontcover |
* https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Documentary_History_of_Arkansas/fx1LCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=PT233&printsec=frontcover |
Revision as of 18:52, 15 May 2024
Florence McRaven (May 11, 1877 - October 22, 1975) was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1927 to 1930.
Early life and education
McRaven was born on May 11, 1877, in Tate County, Mississippi.[1] She had fourteen siblings.[1] In 1878, her family moved to Arkansas, where her father became a deputy sheriff for Franklin County.[1] McRaven attended the Central Collegiate Institute and earned a master's degree in English literature from Hirarm and Lydia College in 1895.[1] McRaven studied at the Chautauqua Institution several times over the course of her life.[1]
Career
McRaven started her career in the post office for Altus, Arkansas.[1] She was active in the Pulaski County community, supporting women's educational funding and volunteering for the county library.[1]
McRaven also worked as an investigator for the Arkansas Department of Labor.[2]
McRaven was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1927 as a Democrat.[3]
While serving in the House, McRaven actively sponsored progressive legislation, especially legislation relating to the rights of female workers.[4]
McRaven ran for the Arkansas Senate in 1930.[4] She was the first female candidate for the Arkansas Senate in the state's history.[4] She lost the race.[5]
Personal life
McRaven married John Sanders McRaven in 1898.[1] The two had three children.[1]
References
- https://ualrexhibits.org/suffrage/suffrage-supporters/nggallery/page/2
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv322v54j
- https://www.google.com/books/edition/Janice_Holt_Giles/HksoEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=PT49&printsec=frontcover
- https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Documentary_History_of_Arkansas/fx1LCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Florence+McRaven%22&pg=PT233&printsec=frontcover
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Stephen A.; Smith, Lindsley Armstrong (2023-08-25). "Florence Emily McGraw McRaven (1877–1975)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Inspector Finds Children Under 12 With Social Security Cards". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. 1946-06-13. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-05-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "World News About Women". The Woman's Journal. 11 (8): 36. January 1927 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Mrs. Florence McRaven State Senate Candidate". The Courier News. Blytheville, Arkansas. 1930-03-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-05-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McRaven Defeated". Hope Star. Hope, Arkansas. 1930-08-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-05-15 – via Newspapers.com.