Pearl P. Oldfield

Pearl Peden Oldfield
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office
January 11, 1929 – March 4, 1931
Preceded byWilliam Allan Oldfield
Succeeded byJohn E. Miller
Personal details
Born
Fannie Pearl Peden

(1876-12-02)December 2, 1876
Cotton Plant, Arkansas
DiedApril 12, 1962(1962-04-12) (aged 85)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1901⁠–⁠1928)
Alma materArkansas College

Fannie Pearl Oldfield (née Peden; December 2, 1876 – April 12, 1962) was an American Democratic politician and the United States representative from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1929 to 1931. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Arkansas. In 1929, she replaced her husband, a congressman who died in office; Oldfield finished the last three months of his term and served one more before declining to run for re-election.