Rachel Berry (legislator)
Rachel Emma Berry (née Allen) (March 11, 1859 – November 25, 1948) was an American suffragist and politician who in 1914 was elected to a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives to represent Apache County, Arizona.
Quotes
[edit]- If smoking were abolished it would be a benefit to mankind. It’s all nonsense about tobacco quieting the nerves. If the men did not use it they would not be nervous.
- I like to keep up with the fashions, but I had enough of long skirts when I was a girl. My dresses suit me fine when they’re just a little below the knee, and I hope sincerely that styles never take the hemline to the ankle again.
- Arizona's Rachel Berry was one of first women in U.S. elected to a legislature Retrieved 18 April 2025
Quotes about
[edit]- Yet she had no intention of retiring to a quiet life. She never wanted to be just an old lady with nothing to do.
- Rachel had definite opinions on just about any topic and had little trouble expressing herself. On the subject of women’s fashion, she was delighted to see women shortening their skirts so they no longer swept dusty, dirty streets.
- Arizona's Rachel Berry was one of first women in U.S. elected to a legislature Retrieved 18 April 2025
