Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame introduce inductees for class of 2025

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A new class of women who have impacted the state through various respective fields and communities will have their accolades and profiles immortalized for generations to come.

Nine inductees will receive honors at the Statehouse Convention Center-Wally Allen Ballroom in Little Rock.

• Margaret L. Bogle, PhD - Founding member and former president of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas, and former president of the International Women's Group. Dr. Margaret Bogle was the first dietitian to be appointed by the Governor of Arkansas as Chair of the First Arkansas Board of Dietetic Licensure.
• Bettina E. Brownstein - Founder of Progressive Arkansas Women PAC, the Little Rock-based attorney was involved in various state and federal litigations that were structured to address conditions for women, which included reproductive freedom.
• Paula J. Casey - Paula Jean Casey, the first and lone female United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas appointed by a President of the United States. In her role, she trailblazed a path for future female prosecutors, setting a model for them to follow. Senator Dale Bumpers became the first woman to serve as legislative director/chief counsel. Casey led lawyers through a series of criminal prosecutions and civil cases during her time as U.S. attorney. Her efforts in education shed light for female faculty members during her tenure as interim dean at the UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law. Casey also served as Interim Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at UA Little Rock.
• Regina H. Favors - Starting as a claims processor in 1968 for Arkansas Blue Cross, ascending to executive leadership wasn't an easy task. She would later go on to serve as President and CEO of Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. (PBSI, a subsidiary of the company. Her philanthropic efforts in the community included fulfilling the role of adjunct professor at three institutions in Little Rock and serving on 33 boards. Favors was also a member of Arkansas Baptist College's foundation board and its board of trustees.
• Stacie M. Jones - Dr. Stacie M. Jones was at the head of a significant clinical research trial that resulted in the first oral immune therapy made to treat peanut allergy. She is currently the Food Allergy Clinical and Research Program Director at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) and Professor of Pediatrics at ACH and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As a result of her diligent hard work in the research and discovery landscape, Jones has been credited with enhancing treatment for children with allergies and asthma.

Historical:

• Maud R. Crawford - Founder of Arkansas Girls State, Maud Robinson Crawford's ability to excel in the legal field and in other leadership positions led her to become the first woman to serve on the Camden City Council. Her recorded score on the Arkansas Bar Exam was set as the highest since 1927. Crawford graduated from Warren High School as valedictorian. She was the first female lawyer in Camden.

• Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni - World-renowned poet Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni was one of the organizers of Arkansas's annual Poetry Day. In 1926, she established the University-City Poetry Club. Through her advocacy for the arts, she worked to identify ways to uphold it, along with other women, to continue organizing her efforts. Marinoni was a founder of Northwest Arkansas's National League of American Pen Women and also collaborated with the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs. She was named the state's first female poet laureate in 1953.

Group:

• All-American Red Heads Basketball Team - Considered the first women's professional basketball team in the country, it was established in Missouri during the 1930s. From 1936 until 1986, the All-American Red Heads held their home base in Caraway, Arkansas. The advancement of women through promotion was an interest of the team, which helped lay the foundation needed for the Title IX federal legislation.