Betty Bumpers

Betty Bumpers
Bumpers in 1999
First Lady of Arkansas
In role
January 12, 1971 – January 3, 1975
GovernorDale Bumpers
Preceded byJeannette Edris Rockefeller
Succeeded byClaudia Riley (acting)[1]
Personal details
Born
Betty Lou Flanagan

(1925-01-11)January 11, 1925
Grand Prairie Community, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 2018(2018-11-23) (aged 93)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1949; died 2016)
Children3
OccupationTeacher
Activist
Known forAdvocacy 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]

  1. ^ Lockwood, Frank (2016-01-03). "1st lady for 11 days, Claudia Riley dies; Arkadelphian a Democrat stalwart". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. ^ Bowden, Bill (2018-11-24). "Betty Bumpers, Arkansas' former first lady, dies: She advocated for vaccinations, peace". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ "Betty Bumpers (1925–)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.
  4. ^ "Betty Bumpers". National Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04.