Barbara Bradshaw Smith (January 26, 1922 – September 13, 2010)[2] was the tenth general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1974 to 1984.
She married Douglas H. Smith in the Salt Lake Temple on June 16, 1941.
[2] In 1974, Smith succeeded Belle S. Spafford, who had been the Relief Society General President since 1945.
As Relief Society General President, Smith spearheaded the LDS Church's opposition to the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.
Smith died on September 13, 2010, after suffering from pulmonary fibrosis for a number of years.