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| Title | Oral history interview with Angela Monson |
| Interviewee | Monson, Angela |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 4/2/2007 |
| Abstract | Angela Monson is among the very few women who have served in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and in the Senate; elected to the House in 1991 and elected to the Senate in 1993 and left in 2005 due to term limits; growing up in Oklahoma City; family background; educated in Oklahoma; criminal justice degree; first jobs in corrections field; Council for Resocialization of Ex-Offenders; preferred being a rule-maker rather than an implementer; graduate degree in public administration; interest in public policy; traveling city manager; legislative fiscal analyst; chairs of the Appropriations Committee; Mary Mahoney Community Health Center; interest in health policy; ran for office unsuccessfully in 1984; selling insurance; legislative lobbying; Oklahoma Healthcare Project; 1988 failed bid for the Oklahoma House of Representatives; 1990 successful bid for office; incumbent; sister and sisters children; first experience running for elective office; Oklahoma City School Board campaign; high school student; young women and public office; parents and politics; campaign costs; taking the oath and first day in office; introducing bills; Mental Health Parity Bill; expansion of Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and for children; the Prescription Drug Authority Bill; unsuccessful bill; mobile 911 legislation; unsuccessful gun control bill; lessons learned; rules of social change; staff researchers; typical day; life in the legislature; women in the legislature; mentors; women with families; workplace daycare; elective service as a career opportunity; future plans; National Conference of State Legislatures; serving as the first African American female president of that organization and the first woman president; possibilities for the future; graduation rate; interest in policy issues; patience is a virtue; thoughts about own life; NAACP president; good steward of time and resources; personal philosophy; 2005 was a year of transitions, losing loved ones; life is good. |
| Subject | Monson, Angela, 1955- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Oklahoma. Legislature. Senate ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Angela Monson was interviewed April 11, 2007 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Ms. Monson served in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives, 1990-1993, and the Oklahoma Senate, 1993-2005. She held seats in House District 99 and Senate District 48 and was a member of the Democratic Party. In 2003 she became the first woman and first African-American assistant majority floor leader in the Oklahoma legislature. She was one of the chief architects of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Ms. Monson discusses her career before the legislature, her interest in public and health policy, women in the legislature and her personal philosophy. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_005 |
| 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 | Monson, Angela |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 4/2/2007 |
| Subject | Monson, Angela, 1955- ; 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, Angela Monson talks about her first experience in elective office as a youth. She also touches upon challenges faced by women in the legislature. |
| Format | audio/.mp3 |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_005 |
| 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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