'''Leona Anderson Troxell Dodd''', known politically as '''Leona Troxell''' (April 22, 1913 – July 26, 2003), was a [[New York]]-born [[politician]] who became a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in her adopted state of [[Arkansas]]. She was president of the National Federation of Republican Women from 1963 to 1967, during which time she became involved in the [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaigns of [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], originally from [[New York City]]. She was also a former [[Republican National Committee|Republican national committeewoman]]. For a time, she was director of the Arkansas Employment Security Division in the Rockefeller administration. | '''Leona Anderson Troxell Dodd''', known politically as '''Leona Troxell''' (April 22, 1913 – July 26, 2003), was a [[New York]]-born [[politician]] who became a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in her adopted state of [[Arkansas]]. She was president of the National Federation of Republican Women from 1963 to 1967, during which time she became involved in the [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaigns of [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], originally from [[New York City]]. She was also a former [[Republican National Committee|Republican national committeewoman]]. For a time, she was director of the Arkansas Employment Security Division in the Rockefeller administration. |