Bertha M. (McAntire) Paxton (1896–1966) born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, was a Democratic politician.
[2] Bertha M. McAntire was born in Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
Paxton and settled in Las Cruces, where she was known as "a dynamic figure who was a forceful speaker and original thinker".
[1] Bertha M. Paxton was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1922, becoming the first female state legislator.
Paxton also sponsored bills on vocational education, child welfare reform, and programs for agricultural cooperative marketing.