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| Title | Oral history interview with Carolyn Coleman |
| Interviewee | Coleman, Carolyn |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 9/19/2007 |
| Abstract | Carolyn Coleman is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1990, served through 2004; born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; recalling childhood in the 1950s; becoming interested in the political arena; decision to run for office; campaigning; inauguration; being in the minority party; office space; typical day; legislation; gifted program education bill; committee work; working with women; working relationship during session; researching and writing legislation; Reading Sufficiency Act; remedial education at universities; bill with Helen Cole to stop smoking in schools; memories of the Murrah Building bombing; wardrobe; being a republican woman in the minority; and interacting with people on the campaign trail. |
| Subject | Coleman, Carolyn, 1952- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Carolyn Coleman was interviewed September 19, 2007 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Mrs. Coleman was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in1990 and served through 2004. She represented House District 53 and was a member of the Republican Party. She shares memories of growing up in Oklahoma City, being a woman in a minority party, and interacting with people on the campaign trail. She discusses some of the legislation she sponsored such as a gifted program education bill, the Reading Sufficiency Act, and remedial education at universities. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_016 |
| 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 | Full Transcript |
| Interviewee | Coleman, Carolyn |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 9/19/2007 |
| Abstract | Carolyn Coleman is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1990, served through 2004; born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; recalling childhood in the 1950s; becoming interested in the political arena; decision to run for office; campaigning; inauguration; being in the minority party; office space; typical day; legislation; gifted program education bill; committee work; working with women; working relationship during session; researching and writing legislation; Reading Sufficiency Act; remedial education at universities; bill with Helen Cole to stop smoking in schools; memories of the Murrah Building bombing; wardrobe; being a republican woman in the minority; and interacting with people on the campaign trail. |
| Subject | Coleman, Carolyn, 1952- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | 20 pages |
| Format | application/.pdf |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_016 |
| 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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