Vernettie Oscar Greene Ivy (January 1, 1876 – July 15, 1967) was an American clubwoman and politician who served a member of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Vernettie O. Ivy was very active and prominent in fraternal circles.[1]
She was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for six years: in 1923 she was one of Maricopa County, Arizona's representatives in the Arizona General Assembly. She was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York City in 1924. Together with C. Louise Boehringer, she co-sponsored a bill which purpose was to develop a child state welfare law; once the legislation passed, "mandated state money" had to be used for county welfare boards aimed to aid widowed women with young children.[1][2]
She was chairman of the State Child Welfare Board, of the Public Welfare and Public Health and Statistics committee. She was a member of the High School Board.
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Personal life
Grave-site of Vernettie O. Ivy
Vernettie O. Ivy moved to Arizona in 1895 and lived at R.F.D. 3, Phoenix, Arizona.