Women's History Month
Jane rode miles on horseback to help deliver babies and treat gunshot wounds. Hilda championed the plight of poor mothers looking for accurate information, reading and writing hundreds of letters. Mamie traveled the state to help train midwives on how to safely deliver and care for babies. Their stories show us how far we may have come.
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Dr. Jane Mason Jeffery
Dr. Jane Mason Jeffery travels the wilds of Independence County in Arkansas’s early years, birthing babies and treating gunshot wounds.
Hilda Cornish
Hilda Cornish opens the Little Rock Birth Control Center and champions the Birth Control Movement in Arkansas.
Mamie Hale Garland
Mamie Hale Garland trains midwives in safe delivery and care methods, reducing infant and maternal mortality rates in Arkansas.
Maternal Health Availability
Birth control and other maternal health services are available to Arkansas women in county health departments.
Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade legalizes abortion allowing safer, nationwide access.
Roe v. Wade Overturned
The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Arkansas's trigger ban (Act 180 of 2019) takes effect immediately.
Maternal Mortality Rated Increased
American Medical Association publishes study showing 110% increase in maternal mortality among Black Women in Arkansas.
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act.
Arkansas passes the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act.
Postpartum Medicaid coverage denied
Arkansas is the only state in the nation without 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage.
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1800-1853
Dr. Jane Mason Jeffery travels the wilds of Independence County in Arkansas’s early years, birthing babies and treating gunshot wounds.
1931
Hilda Cornish opens the Little Rock Birth Control Center and champions the Birth Control Movement in Arkansas.
1942-1949
Mamie Hale Garland trains midwives in safe delivery and care methods, reducing infant and maternal mortality rates in Arkansas.
1960s
Birth control and other maternal health services are available to Arkansas women in county health departments.
1973
Roe vs. Wade legalizes abortion allowing safer, nationwide access.
2022
The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Arkansas's trigger ban (Act 180 of 2019) takes effect immediately.
2023
American Medical Association publishes study showing 110% increase in maternal mortality among Black Women in Arkansas.
2025
Arkansas passes the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act.
2026
Arkansas is the only state in the nation without 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage.