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Currently, 26 women are serving in the Arkansas House of Representatives! Follow @argirlslead on X or on Facebook at ARgirlslead  and don’t forget Instagram @ARgirlslead

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 97 women serve as speaker of the House, president of the Senate, speaker pro tem, Senate president pro tem, majority leader, or minority leader for the 2023 legislative session.  This is the highest number of women serving in leadership to date. Currently, 26 women are serving in […]

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), approximately 2,145 women serve in the 50 state legislatures in 2020.  Women make up 29% of all state legislators nationwide. This represents a significant increase from the 2018 session’s ratio of 25.3 % and the most women elected at one time. The Arkansas House of Representatives […]

A 7-year-old girl from Little Rock is showing us that girls of all ages can lead.Vivian Lord didn’t just wonder why there were no girl Army toy soldiers to play with, she did something about it.Vivian lives in Rep. Andrew Collins’ district. In this video, Rep. Collins chats with Vivian about her inspiring journey to […]

Arkansas is approaching the centennial of a historic vote in the House chamber.  On July 28, 1919, then Governor Charles Brough called a special session for the purpose of ratifying the Nineteenth Amendment.The House Journal records a letter Brough sent to our chamber 100 years ago.In it he states, “Eleven states have already ratified and, […]

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures(NCSL), approximately 2,117 women serve in the 50 state legislatures in 2019.  Women make up 28.7 percent of all state legislators nationwide. This represents a significant increase from the 2018 session’s ratio of 25.3 percent and the most women elected at one time. The Arkansas House of Representatives […]

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On August 27, 2017, Governor Asa Hutchinson created the Arkansas Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Committee (WSCCC) to lead the state’s remembrance of the women receiving the right to vote. The committee works with the people of Arkansas to plan activities, conduct research, and otherwise expand the understanding and appreciation of the significance of women’s suffrage […]

FEMALE REPRESENTATIVES TO LAUNCH NEW ROLE MODEL CAMPAIGN Little Rock, Arkansas (October 10, 2017) – Rep. Sarah Capp (District 82) will be joined by several representatives in the Capitol Rotunda at noon on October 18th to announce a new initiative called ARGirls Lead. The initiative is aimed at reaching young women across the state to […]

FEMALE REPRESENTATIVES TO LAUNCH NEW ROLE MODEL CAMPAIGN Little Rock, Arkansas (October 10, 2017) – Rep. Sarah Capp (District 82) will be joined by several representatives in the Capitol Rotunda at noon on October 18th to announce a new initiative called ARGirls Lead. The initiative is aimed at reaching young women across the state to […]