Sallie Davis Hayden

Sallie Davis Hayden (July 12, 1842 – September 15, 1907 ) was a suffragist in the Arizona Territory of the United States. She and her husband were founders of Hayden's Ferry, later Tempe, Arizona.

Biography Sarah Calvert “Sallie” Davis was born near Forrest City, Arkansas, on July 12, 1842, Her father, a wealthy plantation owner, was strict and did not believe in educating his daughters, so she had a limited formal education as a child. At twelve years old, Davis ran away from her parents' house to her aunt's home to avoid a whipping. She educated herself by reading books at attending school sporadically. Davis began her teaching career in rural Illinois. She then worked as a school teacher in Visalia, California, where she met Arizona businessman Charles Trumbull Hayden (1825–1900) whom she married on October 4, 1876 in Nevada City, California. The newlywed couple traveled to Arizona, where Sallie was surprised at the undeveloped land. From 1876 to 1878, she served as postmaster of Hayden's Ferry, Arizona

On October 2, 1877, Hayden gave birth to her first child, Carl Hayden, the first Anglo-Saxon born in the community. However, the resolution did not emerge from the Committee on the Judiciary.