Award
National Women's Hall of Fame
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SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
Betty Bumpers
1925-01-11 – 2018-11-23
Life & Legacy
Betty Lou Bumpers (née Flanagan; January 11, 1925 – November 23, 2018) was an American politician, advocate for childhood immunizations, and world peace activist, who served as the First Lady of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. Together, she and Rosalynn Carter ran a successful campaign to ensure that all American school children were immunized. Bumpers was the wife of Dale Bumpers, who served as governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975 and as a U.S. Senator from 1975 to 1999.
Occupation & Career
teacher, peace activist
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Iowa State University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
National Women's Hall of Fame; Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame; Maxwell Finland Award
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame · Maxwell Finland Award · National Women's Hall of Fame
Education & Institutions
Iowa State University · School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4898766 · wikidata
Award
Maxwell Finland Award
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4898766 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Dale Bumpers
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q4898766 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q4898766 — wikidata View source
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