She was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for six years : in 1923 she was one of Maricopa County , Arizona 's representatives in the Arizona General Assembly . She was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York City in 1924 . Together with C. Louise Boehringer , she co-sponsored a bill which purpose was to develop a child state welfare law ; once the legislation passed , " mandated state money " had to be used for county welfare boards aimed to aid widowed women with young children . She was the president of the Central Arizona District Federation of Women 's Clubs and of the Rebekah Assembly of Arizona . She was a matron of the Order of the Eastern Star . She was a member of the Phoenix Woman 's Club and the Fowler Woman 's Club . She was chairman of the State Child Welfare Board , of the Public Welfare and Public Health and Statistics committee . She was a member of the High School Board
Democratic National Convention
1924 Democratic National Convention
Vernettie O. Ivy