By Marjory J. Sente

Isabella Greenway arrived in Arizona in 1922 and became so well known that she would be called “Arizona’s Sweetheart.” In 1928 Isabella was named the Democrats’ National Committeewoman for Arizona and worked to elect Alfred E. Smith as president. However, all but three counties voted for Herbert Hoover. Four years later, she still held the position. It took on greater significance when FDR, husband of her good friend Eleanor, decided to seek the  nomination for president. After a hard- fought battle, FDR received the party’s nod, and Isabella gave one of the seconding speeches at the Democrats’ Convention.