12 Facts About Ginger Beebe

Ginger Kay Croom Beebe was born on September 3,1949 and is an American activist and the wife of former Arkansas governor, Mike Beebe.

Ginger Beebe served as the first lady of Arkansas, from January 2007 until January 2015.

Ginger Beebe was adopted when she was four years old by Buell Croom, a wholesale distributor for Amoco Oil Company, and Virginia Croom, a homemaker.

Ginger Beebe was raised in Searcy, Arkansas and attended Searcy High School, where she was a member of the drill team and the choreography board.

Ginger Beebe attended Arkansas State University-Beebe and the University of Central Arkansas.

The couple divorced and Ginger Beebe met Mike Ginger Beebe, an attorney, while working with the Searcy Junior Auxiliary.

Ginger Beebe was influenced by a family friend and her son-in-law dying by suicide in 2006.

Ginger Beebe was focused on removing the stigma and helping people access support.

Ginger Beebe worked with organizations, including Reading Is Fundamental, Reach Out and Read, Read Across America, Read for the Record, and Together We Read, to promote literacy.

Ginger Beebe shared her travels with the Flat Stanley project.

Ginger Beebe volunteered for Beta Sigma Phi and Central Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary and served on the board of the CARTI foundation, the Women's Foundation of Arkansas, and the Arkansas Discovery Network.

Ginger Beebe has continued to work on advocacy and collaborate with other former first ladies of Arkansas on an exhibit at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock.