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Vhange often came slowly
y to the South, but it often
U arrived with a whirlwind
of effort pushing it along. Helen
Stoddard, aforce of nature unto
herself, became a leader in the
state with her efforts to defeat
' alcohol and promote women’s
equality
Stoddard became an early
KEN
BRIDGES
Texas History
Minute
The Lewisville ISD Board of
spondents, 56 percent, chose as Aug. 12, Jan. 6 and May 22. parameters, including state re-
Option 2. And the board favored In Option 2 Spring break will quired minutes of operation. This
it as well. be March 16-20, one week later is in lieu of the previous require-
Both calendars had the same than the Option 1 proposal.
ment of 180 days of instruction.
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professor and pursued a host of
Causes across Texas, including
child welfare, women’s education, food safety,
prohibition of alcohol and women’s suffrage.
Stoddard’s parents moved to Hamilton Coun-
ty, Texas, in 1877, and with a young son to raise,
she moved to join them. In 1885, Stoddard began
teaching at the now-defunct Fort Worth University. |
She soon became interested in the prohibition
movement, convinced of the harm that alcohol
did to families and marriages through health is-
sues, financial ruin and violence in the home. She
was elected president of the Texas Women’s
Christian Temperance Union in 1891 and took on
the cause of combating alcohol full-time.
She successfully lobbied legislators to pass
a slew of laws aimed at protecting children
and public health in the 1890s, including laws
mandating that public school students be taught
rhe dangers of alcohol, banning over-the-count-
er sales of cocaine, restricting mail delivery of
alcohol to dry counties, banning child labor in
factories, raising the age of consent for girls from
12 to 15, and banning the sale of cigarettes to
children under 16.
Stoddard also lobbied for the opening of a
state women’s college. In 1901, the Legislature
agreed to create the Girls’ Industrial Col-
lege though there had been great opposition
to college education for women. Stoddard was
named to the board of regents, the first wom-
an in Texas to serve on the governing body of
any Texas state college.
The board selected Denton as the site of the
new college, which opened in 1903. Stoddard
continued to serve as the college changed its name
to the College of Industrial Arts (it became Texas
Women’s University in 1957).
She became an advocate for giving women
the right to vote, believing it would help the
cause of women’s education and the fight against
alcohol. The strain of her schedule overwhelmed
her, causing a series of health problems, and she
stepped down from her college roles. She moved
to California to be near her son and his wife.
As her health recovered, Stoddard began getting
involved once again. Women won the right to vote
in California in 1911, and Stoddard immediately led
a caravan of 40 women to become the first women
in San Diego County to register to vote.
But women had yet to win the vote nation-
wide. In 1912, she ran for Congress from the new
11th Congressional District, becoming the first
woman to run in the history of the state and one
of the first to run anywhere.
She resumed teaching at a local high school
after the election. Her health began failing again
by the 1930s. After her son died in 1935, she
returned to Texas with her daughter-in-law and
settled in Brownwood. Stoddard died in Dallas in
December 1940 at age 90.
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Trustees approved the 2019-20 dates for holidays, but Option The survey was broken out be- When LISD became a District of
academic calendar at Monday’s 1 had the first day of school on tween student/parent, staff and Innovation last year it could be
meeting. Aug. 14, a Wednesday, while Op- community members. Bonner exempt from the 180 day require-
A district committee came up tion 2 had students returning on said Option 2 led in all three cat- ment.
with two options for the calendar. Aug. 13, a Tuesday. egories. Being a District of Innovation
The district posted an online sur- Another difference between A committee that included 30 also allows LISD to start school
vey for the community to voice the calendars dealt with teach- representatives from all campus earlier than the state require-
their preference on the two op- er work days. Option 1 called for levels and feeder patterns came ment of starting school no soon-
tions. those days to be Aug. 12-13 and up with the options. The com- er than the week including the
The majority of the poll re- May 22. Option 2 had those days mittee took into account several fourth Monday of August.
DR. BETTYE MYERS HUMANITARIAN L)
County commissioner honored
STAFF REPORT
United Way of Denton County
recently revealed that County
Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell
will be the recipient of the 2019
Dr. Bettye Myers Humanitarian
Award to be presented at the
organization’s seventh annual
UNITED Tribute gala celebra-
tion on Jan. 19.
The event will take place at
the Embassy Suites by Hilton
Denton Convention Center in
Rayzor Ranch.
“Bobbie is an icon in Den-
ton County,” said Lyle Dresher,
chairman of United Way of Den-
ton County. “Her county-wide
influence across government,
civic, and charitable sectors de-
serves to be celebrated.”
Mitchell’s 30-plus years in
government service in Denton
County began in 1985 with an
empty nest and a water bill.
“My daughter left for college,
and I needed something else to
do,” Mitchell said. “When my.
water bill went up, I went to
City Hall (in Lewisville) to find
out why and ended up volun- courtesy of united WAY of DENTON COUNTY
teering for a board to find out Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, right, and Gary Henderson, CEO of United Way of Denton County.
the inner workings.”
With encouragement from
her family, friends, and bosses
at GTE, she entered the polit-
ical arena. An appointment to
the Board of Adjustment lasted
two years before she moved to
the Planning and Zoning Com-
mittee. Mitchell liked attending
City Council meetings and in
1990 was elected to the council.
In 1993, Mitchell threw her
hat in the ring to be mayor of
“Bobbie is an icon
in Denton County.
Her county-wide
influence across
government, civic,
and charitable
sectors deserves to
be celebrated.”
- LYLE DRESHER, CHAIRMAN
OF UNITED WAY OF
DENTON COUNTY
is proud to be on this list with
Mitchell being a charter appoin-
tee to two of the organization’s
key initiatives: the Denton
County Behavioral Health Lead-
ership Team (2016) and the
Denton County Homelessness
Leadership Team (2017).
The Dr. Bettye Myers Human-
itarian Award was established
by the board of directors and
lifetime members of United Way
MORE INFO
■ Event sponsorships,
tables and individual
tickets can be reserved by
visiting unitedwaydenton.
org/United-TRIBUTE or by
calling Emily at United Way
of Denton County at 940-
566-5851 ext. 107.
Lewisville and won. She retired
from GTE after a 20-year career
to be a full-time mayor, a posi-
tion she held for seven years.
In January 2000, she decided to
run for commissioner where she
has served for 18 years.
of Denton County in 2014 to rec- They are caring and compas-
ognize the highest level of com- sionate, engaging others in ser-
Mitchell’s role in Denton munity leadership, philanthro- vice while leveraging resources
County government is surpassed py and collective impact with for the good of the community,
in stature only by her extensive time and resources. officials said. Honorees of the
“I love my job. I love what community influence helping Recipients are purposeful award demonstrate persistence
I do. I enjoy helping people,” shape more than 30 nonprofits, in promoting human welfare and creativity toward solving
Mitchell said. “I have a heart for groups and organizations, lead- and have demonstrated active the most complex challenges
the people.”
ers said. Officials said UWDC engagement in the community, within the community.
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