"Rachel had definite opinions on just about any topic and had little trouble expressing herself. On the subject of women’s fashion, she was delighted to see women shortening their skirts so they no longer swept dusty, dirty streets."
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Arizona's Rachel Berry was one of first women in U.S. elected to a legislature Retrieved 18 April 2025
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Rachel Berry (legislator)
Rachel Emma Berry (née Allen) (March 11, 1859 – November 25, 1948) was an American suffragist and politician who in 1914 was elected to a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives to represent Apache County, Arizona.
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