Loraine Bedsole Bush Tunstall

Loraine Bedsole Bush Tunstall (, Bedsole; after first marriage, Bush; after second marriage, Tunstall; 1881–1953) was an American social reformer who served as the first director of Alabama's department focused on child welfare, in which capacity she attained national distinction. She was the first woman to ever head a state department in Alabama. She also served as Alabama child labor inspector (1915–17) and was on the staff of the United States Department of Labor (1918–19). James, Matthew, and Massey.

Her education was secured under a governess at Tallahatta Springs, the Thomasville high school, The Atheneum, and in special study in Washington, D.C. She later went with the National Child Labor Committee, headquartered in New York City, charged with the duty of securing child welfare legislation in several states.

On April 29, 1924, in Mobile, Alabama, she married Alfred Moore Tunstall (1863-1935), of Greensboro. He served for many years in the state legislature. He was the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives of 1923

Loraine Bedsole Bush Tunstall died in Mobile, Alabama, August 19, 1953.