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| Title | Oral history interview with Hannah Atkins |
| Interviewee | Atkins, Hannah |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 6/22/2007 |
| Abstract | Hannah Atkins is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1968, served through 1980; was the first African-American woman elected to the Oklahoma State House of Representatives; born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; parents and siblings; children; moving to Oklahoma with her husband, who was a doctor; entering politics; running for election; negotiating support for bills; breakfast meetings; the tea-sipping lady; being a woman in politics; work ethics; appointed Oklahoma Secretary of State by a republican governor; Governor Henry Bellmon; tornadoes; FBI phone tapping; campaigning in segregated Oklahoma City; working at Oklahoma State University; law librarian; public speaking; everyone has something to offer; fathers influence; campaign money; campaign advertising; Brad Henry; equality for women; appointed a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations; President Jimmy Carter; Hannahs Helpers; Civil Rights Movement and registering people to vote; nursing homes; Department of Corrections; womens caucus; atmosphere in the House; southern upbringing; Vicki Miles-LaGrange. |
| Subject | Atkins, Hannah, 1923-2010 ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Hannah Atkins was interviewed June 22, 2007 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Mrs. Atkins was the first African-American woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where she served from 1968 to 1980. She represented House District 97 and was a member of the Democratic Party. Mrs. Atkins shares her memories of deciding to run, campaigning, and negotiating support for bills at breakfast meetings. She also discusses life after the legislature including her appointment as Oklahoma Secretary of State and her appointment to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_013 |
| Rights | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
| Identifier | oralhistwol |
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| Title | Excerpt 1 |
| Interviewee | Atkins, Hannah |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 6/22/2007 |
| Subject | Atkins, Hannah, 1923-2010 ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | In this audio excerpt, Hannah Atkins discusses her path to Oklahoma. |
| Format | audio/.mp3 |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_013 |
| Rights | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
| Identifier | oralhistwol |
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