MARGARET ANN (PEGGY) MULRY ROSSON

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE ix
4. THE POLITICAL CONTEXT
5. WOMEN IN RED 3
6. ENTERING THE "MEN'S ROOM": WOMEN INSIDE THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE 9
7. TEXAS WOMEN AS POLITICIANS: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 27
8. HOW THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE WORKS 69
9. BIOGRAPHIES
10. THE 1920s-1930s
11. EDITH EUNICE THERREL WILMANS 77
12. MARY ELIZABETH (MARGIE) NEAL 81
13. LAURA BURLESON NEGLEY 85
14. HELEN EDMUNDS MOORE 89
15. FRANCES MITCHELL ROUNTREE 92
16. CORA GRAY STRONG 95
17. SARAH TILGHMAN HUGHES 96
18. THE 1940s-1950s
19. MARGARET GREER HARRIS GORDON (AMSLER) 103
20. ESTHER NEVEILLE HIGGS COLSON 108
21. RAE MANDETTE FILES(STILL) 112
22. FLORENCE FENLEY 116
23. MARY ELIZABETH SUITER 118
24. MARIAN ISABEL ( MARIBELLE) HAMBLEN STEWART ( MILLS REICH) 119
25. PERSIS JONES HENDERSON 120
26. DOROTHY GILLIS GURLEY (CAUTHORN) 122
27. VIRGINIA ELIZABETH DUFF 125
28. ANITA BLAIR 130
29. MAUD ISAACKS 133
30. THE 1960s-1970s
31. MYRA DAVIS WILKINSON BANFIELD (DIPPEL) 139
32. SUE BLAIR HAIRGROVE (MUZZY) 144
33. BARBARA CHARLINE JORDAN 145
34. FRANCES TARLTON (SISSY ) FARENTHOLD 152
35. KATHRYN A. (KAY) BAILEY (HUTCHISON) 158
36. SARAH RAGLE WEDDINGTON 162
37. DOROTHY J. CHRISMAN (CHRIS) MILLER 166
38. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON 169
39. ELIZABETH (BETTY) RICHARDS ANDUJAR 173
40. SENFRONIA PAIGE THOMPSON 176
41. SUSAN GURLEY MCBEE 179
42. WILHELMINA RUTH FITZGERALD DELCO 182
43. LOU NELLE CALLAHAN SUTTON 187
44. MARY JANE GOODPASTURE BODE 189
45. LANELL COFER 191
46. ERNESTINE VIOLA GLOSSBRENNER 193
47. ANITA DORCAS CARRAWAY HILL 198
48. BETTY DENTON 201
49. IRMA RANGEL 204
50. MARY J. MCCRACKEN POLK 206
51. THE 1980s-1990s
52. DEBRA DANBURG 211
53. JAN MCKENNA 215
54. PATRICIA ELLEN PORCELLA HILL 217
55. PHYLLIS ROBINSON 219
56. GWYN CLARKSTON SHEA 221
57. NANCY HANKS MCDONALD 223
58. MARGARET ANNE BECKER COOPER 225
59. MARÍA ELENA (LENA) GUERRERO 227
60. CYNDI TAYLOR KRIER 230
61. JUDITH LEE PAPPAS ZAFFIRINI 233
62. ANNA RENSHAW MOWERY 235
63. ELIZABETH ANN (LIBBY) ANDREWS LINEBARGER 238
64. KARYNE JONES CONLEY 241
65. MARY CAROLYN BEDGOOD PARK 244
66. SUE ANN SMITH SCHECHTER 246
67. MARGARET ANN (PEGGY) MULRY ROSSON 248
68. YOLANDA NAVARRO FLORES 250
69. SUSAN COMBS 252
70. SYLVIA ROMO 254
71. BARBARA RUSLING 256
72. SNAPSHOTS 259
73. APPENDICES
74. A. The Honorable Women of the Texas Legislature 271
75. B. Statistical Summaries 275
76. C. Number of Female Members of the Texas Legislature by Legislative Session, January 1923-January 1999 279
77. D. Female Members of the Texas Legislature by Legislative Session, January 1923-January 1999 281
78. E. Composition of the 76th Legislature (January 1999-January 2001) 285
79. F. Time Line 287
80. BIBLIOGRAPHY 297
81. PHOTO CREDITS 311
82. INDEX 315