Dora A. Stearns

Dora A. Smith Stearns (1883 – February 2, 1942) was very active in civic and club affairs and a leader in the movement for drafting and passing the minimum wage law for women in California.

[4] She was a leader in the movement for drafting and passing the minimum wage law for women in California.

[2] In 1934 she was named member of the Los Angeles County Board of Education, a position she held until her death.

[5][2] In 1936, as a member of the Women's Law Observance Association, she lobbied to secure an amendment to the county ordinance to separate liquor sales from dance halls.

[6] Dora A. Smith married James B. Stearns, of the Edgemont Land Company, and lived at 2632 Monmouth Ave., Los Angeles, California.