Photograph, Betty Bumpers

 
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Photo of Mrs. Dale Bumpers wearing a suit and a flower.
Photograph, Betty Bumpers
Photo of Mrs. Dale Bumpers wearing a suit and a flower.
Photo of Mrs. Dale Bumpers wearing a suit and a flower.

Photograph, Betty Bumpers

Object number1974.066.01
DateUnknown
MediumPaper
Dimensions10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionBetty Bumpers wearing a suit and corsage in a black and white photograph with white oval matting. The photograph was formerly part of a study collection.

    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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