| 词条 | Bertha M. Paxton |
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|name = Bertha M. Paxton |image = |imagesize = |caption = |office = Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for Doña Ana County |district = |term_start = 1923 |term_end = 1924 |party = Democratic |birth_date = 1896 |birth_place = Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States |death_date = 1966 |death_place = |alma_mater = |profession = |residence = |spouse = |children = }}Bertha M. (McAntire) Paxton (1896–1966) born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, was a Democratic politician.[1] Paxton was the first woman elected to the New Mexico Legislature, serving one two-year term in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1923 to 1924, representing Doña Ana County.[2] Life and careerBertha M. McAntire was born in Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico. She attended Baird College in Missouri. After graduating, she married J.H. Paxton and settled in Las Cruces, where she was known as "a dynamic figure who was a forceful speaker and original thinker".[1] Bertha M. Paxton was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1922, becoming the first female state legislator. In the legislature, Paxton successfully passed a resolution for the observance of Mother's Day. Paxton also sponsored bills on vocational education, child welfare reform, and programs for agricultural cooperative marketing. She was appointed chair of the committee on enrolled bills.[1] Paxton was not re-elected.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | title = New Mexico | publisher = National Women's History Museum | url = https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/legislators/New_Mexico.html | accessdate = November 18, 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paxton, Bertha M.}}2. ^{{cite web | last1 = Eisenstadt | first1 = Pauline | last2 = Belshaw | first2 = Jim | title = A Woman in Both Houses: My Career in New Mexico Politics | publisher = University of New Mexico Press | date = 2012 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mnuHrGKSqQgC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 7 : Members of the New Mexico House of Representatives|New Mexico Democrats|Women state legislators in New Mexico|1896 births|1966 deaths|Politicians from Las Cruces, New Mexico|20th-century American women politicians |
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