Betty Bumpers | |
|---|---|
 Bumpers in 1999 | |
| First Lady of Arkansas | |
| In role January 12, 1971 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Governor | Dale Bumpers |
| Preceded by | Jeannette Edris Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | Claudia Riley (acting)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Betty Lou Flanagan January 11, 1925 Grand Prairie Community, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 2018 (aged 93) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Teacher Activist |
| Known for | Advocacy for immunizations and world peace |
Betty Lou Bumpers (née Flanagan; January 11, 1925 – November 23, 2018) was an American politician, advocate for childhood immunizations, and world peace activist, who served as the First Lady of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975.[2] Together, she and Rosalynn Carter ran a successful campaign to ensure that all American school children were immunized. Bumpers was the wife of Dale Bumpers, who served as governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975 and as a U.S. Senator from 1975 to 1999.[3][4]
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