Frances Hunt

{{Short description|American politician}}

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Frances Matthew Jones Hunt was an American progressive era politician who is best known for being the first woman elected to a seat in the Arkansas General Assembly. In 1922, Hunt was elected to a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=400|title=Women|year=2010|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture|publisher=The Central Arkansas Library System |accessdate=31 March 2010|location=Arkansas}}