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Rosa McKay stands with fellow legislators including Governor George Hunt (6th from right). Photo courtesy of Arizona State Archives.

Gila Countys’ Rosa McKay: Champion of women’s rights

She was knocked down by gunmen as she marched into the Bisbee Western Union office, but that did not deter Rosa McKay from sending a telegram to President Woodrow Wilson requesting “protection for the women and children of the Warren District.”    It was July 12, 1918, and Cochise County …

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