Pearl Peden Oldfield
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Pearl Peden Oldfield (December 2, 1876 – April 12, 1962) was a U.S. Democratic politician. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Arkansas.
She was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. She was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas by a special election caused by the death of her husband, William Allan Oldfield, and served from January 9, 1929 to March 3, 1931. She died in Washington, D.C.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district 1929-1931 |
Succeeded by John E. Miller |
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Spouses of members of the United States House of Representatives
- Women in Arkansas politics
- 1876 births
- 1962 deaths
- Arkansas Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Cotton Plant, Arkansas
- Arkansas politician stubs