US: Presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton, civil rights leader Daisy Bates, and the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, Hattie Caraway, are among 11 inductees in the first class of the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame. One organization, the Central High School desegregation-era Women’s Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools, also received the honor.
Board president Nan Snow announced the inductees, both historical and contemporary, on Monday on the steps of the state Capitol. The organization released a brief description of each of the inaugural inductees. Nominees have to be born in Arkansas, achieved prominence in the state, or resided in the state for “an extended period.”
