9th State to Ratify | Texas | Mila Sketch, Artist
Her Flag Artist, Mila Sketch
The stripe is showcasing the signature Texas female figures in pre-IXI Amendment period.
Rebecca Henry Hayes. Founder of the "TERA" Texas Equal rights association in 1893.
Annette Finnigan. She organized the Texas Woman Suffrage Association in 1903.
"MA" Miriam Ferguson. She was the first & also reelected female governor of Texas in 1924-1926; 1932-1934.
Barbara Jordan. The first African American elected to the state Senate in 1967, Human rights advocate & supporter.
Veronica Escobar. Congresswoman proudly represents Texas 16th Congressional District in El Paso. The first woman elected to this seat of the U.S. House of Representatives and the beginning of two Latinas from Texas to serve in Congress in 2019.
Sylvia Garcia. The first Hispanic and first woman to be elected in her own right to the office.
The stripe background features Texas native flowers as a symbol of tenderness and femininity, yet cactus warns everyone of female strength.
Jalapeno pepper highlights the female diversity that can be comforting & flammable. Texas women are full of innovative ideas, new thoughts & bold actions.
Bearing prickly fruit pear expresses the unique power of women fertility & all productive ideas that women bring to life.