Pearl P. Oldfield
Fannie Pearl Oldfield (née Peden; December 2, 1876 – April 12, 1962) was an American Democratic politician and the United States representative from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 1929 to 1931.In 1929, she replaced her husband, a congressman who died in office; Oldfield finished the last three months of his term and served one more before declining to run for re-election.[3] She faced only one opponent, a man running as an independent,[2] and she won the special election on January 9, 1929 and was sworn in on the 11th to finish her husband's term in the 70th United States Congress.[3] She gave her first floor speech in the House on January 12, 1930, supporting a food aid bill and calling for relief for those in need in Arkansas during the Great Depression."[6] She repeatedly voiced the view that if women were going to enter the political sphere, it should only be because of merit rather than any special quality of their sex, and that in office they should not focus on "feminine" concerns.