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Helen TeAta Gale Cole (July 13, 1922 – April 7, 2004) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1979 to 1984. She first served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1984 to 1988. She returned to the state senate in 1991 and was succeeded by Kathleen Wilcoxson in 1997.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Helen TeAta Gale Cole, a former Oklahoma senator and mayor of Moore, Oklahoma. She was a Chickasaw and Choctaw descendant, a delegate to the Republican National Convention, and a member of the State Ethics Commission.
Helen TeAta Gale Cole was born half Chickasaw and half Choctaw in Tishomingo, Oklahoma in 1922. Helen served for more than nine years in the Oklahoma State Senate and six years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and was the mayor of Moore, Oklahoma.
Helen Cole is a female, Native American Republican in the Oklahoma Senate, who inherited the grace and charm of Te Ata, a famous Chickasaw actress. Watch her story of overcoming challenges and achieving her dreams on Chickasaw.tv.
May 14, 2007 · Tom Cole, a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, pays tribute to his late mother Helen Cole, who was a selfless, loving, strong and wise woman. He shares how she taught him the values of respect, responsibility, education, politics and patriotism.
Aug 10, 2017 · Helen Cole was what her son calls ‘a true feminist.’ He spoke about how women in Chickasaw history were very powerful and how the Chickasaw culture is at it’s core, matriarchal. Cole cited his Great Aunt TeAta as his Mother’s role model and symbol of how high she could rise. Mrs. Cole was inspired by TeAta’s vision and self-actualization.
