Winning Their Place : The University of Arizona Press : 9780816502394 : 0816502390 : 30 Sep 2011 : In January 1999, five women were elected to the highest offices in Arizona, including governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction. The &;Fab Five,&; as they were dubbed by the media, were sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O&;Connor, herself a former member of the Arizona legislature. Some observers assumed that the success of women in Arizona politics was a result of the modern women&;s movement, but Winning Their Place convincingly demonstrates that these recent political victories have a long and fascinating history. This landmark book chronicles for the first time the participation of Arizona women in the state&;s early politics. Incorporating impressive original research, Winning Their Place traces the roots of the political participation of women from the territorial period to after World War II. Although women