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| Title | Oral history interview with Ann Coody |
| Interviewee | Coody, Ann |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 1/21/2009 |
| Abstract | Ann Coody is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the House of Representatives in 2004; born in Shreveport, Louisiana; high school in San Antonio, Texas; Harden-Simmons University; secondary teaching certificate; Dale Coody; Japan air force base; missionary work; teaching; husband as church music and educational director; Oklahoma; revivals; masters degree in guidance counseling; MacArthur High School; career in education; principal certificate; assistant principal in charge of discipline; assistant principal in charge of curriculum and instruction ; principal; deciding to run for the legislature; ran as a democrat in 2002; ran as a republican in 2004 race; election night; the Capitol; swearing in; role models; gender; first bill presented on the House floor; legislation allowing certified bailiffs to wear a gun; character education legislation; electronic reporting for teachers; health education; passport to financial literacy; education committees; typical day; legislative assistant; term limits; advice for women considering running for the legislature; living arrangements during session; reading bills; legislative Pages; and serving the Lord. |
| Subject | Coody, Ann, 1937- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Ann Coody was interviewed January 21, 2009 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Mrs. Coody was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004 and is currently serving. She represents House District 64 and is a member of the Republican Party. Mrs. Coody discusses her life before the legislature which included teaching, being a high school guidance counselor, and working her way up to being a high school principal. She also talks about some of work while serving such as supporting legislation to allow certified bailiffs to wear a gun and pushing for a program to teach financial literacy. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_047 |
| 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 | Coody, Ann |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 1/21/2009 |
| Abstract | Ann Coody is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the House of Representatives in 2004; born in Shreveport, Louisiana; high school in San Antonio, Texas; Harden-Simmons University; secondary teaching certificate; Dale Coody; Japan air force base; missionary work; teaching; husband as church music and educational director; Oklahoma; revivals; masters degree in guidance counseling; MacArthur High School; career in education; principal certificate; assistant principal in charge of discipline; assistant principal in charge of curriculum and instruction ; principal; deciding to run for the legislature; ran as a democrat in 2002; ran as a republican in 2004 race; election night; the Capitol; swearing in; role models; gender; first bill presented on the House floor; legislation allowing certified bailiffs to wear a gun; character education legislation; electronic reporting for teachers; health education; passport to financial literacy; education committees; typical day; legislative assistant; term limits; advice for women considering running for the legislature; living arrangements during session; reading bills; legislative Pages; and serving the Lord. |
| Subject | Coody, Ann, 1937- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | 29 pages |
| Format | application/.pdf |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_047 |
| 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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