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| Title | Oral history interview with Penny Williams |
| Interviewee | Williams, Penny |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 8/14/2007 |
| Interview Date 2 | 3/28/2008 |
| Abstract | Penny Williams served in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives from 1980 to 1988 and in the Oklahoma Senate from 1988 to 2004; born in New York City; grandparents and parents divorced; childhood in South Carolina; mothers passion for horses and riding; early schooling; meeting husband-to-be and moving to Oklahoma; developing interest in politics; early married life; reading about the Dreyfus case; military travels; rearing children in Iran in the 1960s; Persian life; world literacy; League of Women Voters; Republican Party; Henry Bellmon; Bellmon Belle; switched political party; working for better public education; Tulsa local politics; Equal Rights Amendment [ERA]; education reform and equal rights; deciding to run for House seat; Norma Eagleton; campaigning; election day; democrat; freshman; Tulsa county women legislators; asking the right questions; equal treatment for Tulsa; equal access to higher education in Tulsa; higher education bill; Dan Draper; common education; creating models, the University Center at Tulsa; alternative education; Street School; Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain; authored the math and science school (Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics); Robert Henry; opponents; running for Senate; relationship to money and taxes; Henry Bellmon and teacher salaries; Task Force 2000, education reform task force; House Bill 1017; alternative certification; Smith Holt; Southern Regional Education Board (SREB); campaign to vote no on repealing 1017; term limit legislation; No Child Left Behind; national board certification and bonus for teachers; life after the legislature; gender; womens health issues; philosophy; Angie Debo; art in the Capitol; pork barrel legislation; Kelly Haney; Betty Price; the arts; Poet Laureate; Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame; cultural heritage; term limits; Senate verses House; women prisoners; serving under five different governors; Murrah Building; illegal immigrants; and Oklahoma, the song. |
| Subject | Williams, Penny Baldwin, 1937- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Oklahoma. Legislature. Senate ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Penny Williams was interviewed August 14, 2007 and March 28, 2008 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Ms. Williams was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1980 and served through 1988 at which time she was elected to the Oklahoma Senate, serving through 2004. She represented House District 70 and held the Senate District 33 seat. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Ms. Williams was in the legislature 24 years, the longest serving woman. She shares her memories of campaigning, working on issues such as education reform and equal rights. She also discusses her role in the creation of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and the Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain, and her role bringing public higher education to Tulsa. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_015 |
| 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 | Williams, Penny |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 8/14/2007 |
| Interview Date 2 | 3/28/2008 |
| Subject | Williams, Penny Baldwin, 1937- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Oklahoma. Legislature. Senate ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | In this audio excerpt, Ms. Williams talks about politics as a noble calling as demonstrated by her mentor, Henry Bellmon. |
| Format | audio/.mp3 |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_015 |
| 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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