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| Title | Mona Jean Russell: A conversation with Paul Erdmann |
| Interviewee | Erdmann, Paul |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 3/23/2009 |
| Abstract | Mona Jean Russell served in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives from 1944 to 1948; unsuccessful Senate seat race in 1948; was a lawyer; marriage; born in Wilburton, Oklahoma; family members; city attorney for the City of Picher; her father and his influence; high school valedictorian; OU law school; power group; Russell ice plants; family reputation; campaign and supporters; brother; Skirvin Hotel; resolution for womens toilet on same floors as legislature; Ottawa County; democrat; housewife after marriage; Ed Edmonson; legal name, Ramona Regina Russell; Grace Mitchelson; newspaper articles; Robert S. Kerr; committee work; pilots license; bill to permit women to serve on juries; and playing bridge. |
| Subject | Russell, Mona Jean, 1917-2008 ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Paul Erdmann, the son of Mona Jean Russell Erdmann, was interviewed March 23, 2009 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Mrs. Russell was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1944 and served through 1948. She was a democrat from Ottawa County. She married Pauls father in 1948. He shares memories of his mother, information about her youth and the family, and some stories about her life as a legislator. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_048 |
| 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 | Erdmann, Paul |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 3/23/2009 |
| Subject | Russell, Mona Jean, 1917-2008 ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | In this audio excerpt, Paul Erdmann shares pieces of his mothers life as a law student at the University of Oklahoma, as a daughter of a highly respected member of the Ottawa committee, and about her strong sense of what was right. |
| Format | audio/.mp3 |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_048 |
| 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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