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Alice Mary Robertson (January 2, 1854 – July 1, 1931) was an American educator, social worker, Native Americans' rights activist, government official, and politician who became the second woman to serve in the United States Congress, and the first from the state of Oklahoma. Robertson was the first woman to defeat an incumbent congressman.
Apr 24, 2024 · Alice Mary Robertson (born Jan. 2, 1854, Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation, Indian Territory [now Tullahassee, Okla., U.S.]—died July 1, 1931, Muskogee, Okla.) was an American educator and public official, remembered for her work with Native American and other schools in Oklahoma and as a U.S. congressional representative from that state.
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ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY (1854–1931). Affectionately known as "Miss Alice," Robertson was the first woman elected to Congress from Oklahoma and was America's first female postmaster of a Class A post office. She was born January 2, 1854, at Tullahassee Mission in the Creek Nation of Indian Territory, to William and Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson.
Jun 20, 2017 · On this day in 1921, Rep. Alice Robertson (R-Okla.) became the first woman to preside over a session of the House. ... Until the election of Rep. Mary Fallin in 2006, Robertson was the sole woman ...
Robertson, Alice Mary (1854–1931) American educator and politician who was the first woman to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives (1921). Born Mary Alice Robertson at Tullahassee Mission, Indian Territory (now Tullahassee, Oklahoma), on January 2, 1854; died in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on July 1, 1931; daughter of William Schenck ...
Fun fact. Alice Robertson was America’s first female postmaster and the second woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. In 1921 U.S. President Warren Harding sent her as his personal representative to the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon. In 1929 she was honored as the distinguished guest of the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of Oklahoma.
Alice Mary Robertson’s story is a remarkable testament to human willpower and the strength of good over evil. Born into a family that celebrated diversity and human rights, the young activist sought a career path that would enable her to help weaker ethnic groups while maintaining her patriotism.
