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Sharlot Hall may not have regarded herself as a feminist, but she had a remarkable ability to think for herself and the bravery to eschew the traditional roles of wife and mother at a time when most of society viewed those roles as practically definitive of womanhood.

This photo shows 444 Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix in 1936. The building in the background is the former convent of the Sisters of the Precious Blood, who taught St. Mary’s Elementary School classes for nearly a century.

Who knew a Caucasian man would end up changing his name to Cesar Chavez and re-registering as a Democrat in the hopes of representing a heavily Latino congressional district? The weirdness of that story once again confirmed Arizona’s reputation as, well, the Wild West of state politics.

A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.

This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.

This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.

The top five political quotes from Arizona this week.

This week's most outstanding quotes from Arizona's political stage.

This week's most outstanding quotes from Arizona's political stage.

In the days leading up to this year’s primary, we asked our readers to give us predictions about how contested races would turn out. The results have been tabulated and former Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams came in first, all alone with 34 of