Photograph, Betty Bumpers

 
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photo of Betty Bumpers
Photograph, Betty Bumpers
photo of Betty Bumpers
photo of Betty Bumpers

Photograph, Betty Bumpers

Object number1999.001.30
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA black and white photograph of Betty Bumpers sitting. Betty is holding some paperwork in her hands and is surrounded by two men on her right and two women on her left. They appear to be looking at the paperwork.

    Betty Bumpers was the thirty-fifth First Lady of Arkansas (1971-1975). Her “Every Child in ‘74” was implemented in 1972, to have every child in the state immunized against childhood diseases. By 1983, 100% of the children in Arkansas were immunized. The program was so successful it was used as a model nationwide. Peace Links, an organization, which Betty founded in 1982, was an effort to persuade political leaders to develop alternatives to nuclear war. She mobilized nearly 200 congressional and gubernatorial women to speak out against the nuclear threat as a solution to global conflicts.
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