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Topics discussed include her parents and grandparents; how she decided to run for the state legislature after being on the school board for 12 years; the importance of strategy in the legislative process; skills legislators need to be effective; and her advice for a woman thinking about running for office for the first time.

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Topics discussed include her family history; her education; her political campaigning; committees she served on while in office; the difference in communication skills needed for committee work as opposed to speaking on the floor of the House; and her recommendations for passing legislation.

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Topics discussed include her family history; her education; running for State Representative as the first female Republican to do so in Southeast Arkansas; and how to run an effective campaign.

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Topics discussed include her family history; growing up during World War II and the Great Depression; her high school years and involvement in activities and campaigns; how her experience working at Head Start and UAMS affected her ability to be a legislator; and what she believes makes a good legislator.

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Topics discussed include her family history; her education; advice on how to campaign to be a state representative; her thoughts on how women can make a difference in government; and important skills for being a legislator.

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Topics discussed include her family history; her education; her time in the legislature; the legislative process; door-to-door campaigning; and campaign fundraising.

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Topics discussed include her parents and grandparents; growing up as a black girl; being hit by an 18-wheeler truck and losing her son in the accident; running for mayor and for the state legislature; and being the only black Republican in the legislature at the time.

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Topics discussed include her family background; her education; her experience as a candidate for the state legislature; and her advice for people beginning their public service.

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Topics discussed include family history; her experience running for office in rural southern Arkansas; chairing the Women's Legislative Caucus for two terms; and working on health, children's, and elderly issues.

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Topics discussed include family history; running for office as a Democrat; never having a campaign opponent; her philosophy of serving all people; and her message to school children of Arkansas.

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Topics discussed include her parents and grandparents; how education is valued in her family; studying abroad in Paris; and running for the legislature.

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Topics discussed include her family; her education; running for office; and good skills and characteristics for a good legislator to have.

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Topics discussed include her family history; her education; her experience as an attorney; her experience running for the State House; being the 6th woman elected in the history of Arkansas; and working with kids with disabilities.

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Topics discussed include her parents and siblings; her education; her first year serving in the Arkansas General Assembly; and advice for effective campaigning.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of video and audio recordings produced or collected by Lindsley Smith as part of her Arkansas Women Legislators Oral History Project, as well as a related film and video slideshow produced by Smith. Interviewees include members and former members of the Arkansas General Assembly, and topics include their political careers, education, and family histories, as well as their advice for future female politicians. The bulk of the interviews were conducted by Smith; an...

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Topics discussed include her family background; her education and volunteer experience; and her experience running for the State Senate as a Republican.

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Topics discussed include her family history and Cherokee ancestors; the inspiration she got from her grandmother; groups she was involved in during high school; her experience with a life-threatening illness; and how her experience growing up poor made her a stronger legislator and better able to understand what her constituents needed.

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Topics discussed include her family history; her experience running for office as an underdog against a much more experienced legislator; advice for someone running their first campaign; and advice for young women interested in entering politics.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of video and audio recordings produced or collected by Lindsley Smith as part of her Arkansas Women Legislators Oral History Project, as well as a related film and video slideshow produced by Smith. Interviewees include members and former members of the Arkansas General Assembly, and topics include their political careers, education, and family histories, as well as their advice for future female politicians. The bulk of the interviews were conducted by Smith; an...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of video and audio recordings produced or collected by Lindsley Smith as part of her Arkansas Women Legislators Oral History Project, as well as a related film and video slideshow produced by Smith. Interviewees include members and former members of the Arkansas General Assembly, and topics include their political careers, education, and family histories, as well as their advice for future female politicians. The bulk of the interviews were conducted by Smith; an...

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Interview of Pridgen by her son, Matthew Hass. Topics discussed include her family; her hobbies; her childhood; her activities and her work experience prior to serving as a legislator; what made her decide to run for sheriff; effective skills for a legislator; and advice for first-time legislators.

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Interview of Pridgen by her son, Matthew Hass. Topics discussed include her family; her hobbies; her childhood; her activities and her work experience prior to serving as a legislator; what made her decide to run for sheriff; effective skills for a legislator; and advice for first-time legislators.

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Topics discussed include her family history; her experience working as a journalist; and working with Bill Clinton on projects such as road development.

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Topics discussed include her family history; jobs she held during high school; her three terms in office; the differences between being a legislator in committee and being a legislator on the floor; and what it was like being a woman in the legislature.

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Topics discussed include her family; her education; running for the state legislature; and the advantages and disadvantages of being a woman in the legislature.