In 1920, just months before ratification of the woman suffrage amendment, Alice Robertson, age 66, announced her candidacy for Oklahoma's Second Congressional District. Her platform stated simply: "I am a Christian. I am an American. I a...
Kate Barnard helped draft the Oklahoma Constitution, ensuring provisions requiring school attendance, state support for widows, bans on child labor, laws on working conditions, and protections for union members. She also ensured that the...
Mary Couch established Oklahoma City's first high school in 1892. She served as a teacher and principal in the city for the next several years. She was elected as Oklahoma County Superintendent of Public Schools in 1899, 1901, and 1903. ...
Mirabeau Lamar Cole Looney was a Democratic party activist in Oklahoma who served in several local and state positions. In 1912 Looney was elected County Register of Deeds for Harmon County, Oklahoma. In 1916 she was elected as County Cl...