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| Title | Oral history interview with Wanda Jo Peltier |
| Interviewee | Peltier, Wanda Jo |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 5/16/2007 |
| Abstract | Wanda Jo (Peltier) Stapleton is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1986, served through 1996; born in Checotah, Oklahoma during the depression; League of Women Voters; separate property state; lobbying for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA); Oklahoma Womens Political Caucus; campaigning; apricots; gathering signatures; campaign finances; holding a carnival; reporting back to constituents; day sworn in; flying Girl Scout flag over the Capitol legislation; typical day; reading bills; office on the third floor; challenging bills; opposing local measured service (LMS); Corporation Commission; sponsoring a law to strengthen outpatient mental health service; taking the Head of the Household law off the books; choosing not to run for re-election in 1996; after leaving elected office; learning Spanish; working with county agencies and constituents; advice for women thinking about running; Aunt Myrtle; The Feminist Mystique; challenging female opponent; incentive levy for Oklahoma City school district and Metro-Tech; committee work. |
| Subject | Peltier, Wanda Jo, 1933- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Wanda Jo Peltier Stapleton was interviewed May 16, 2007 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Mrs. Stapleton (Peltier while serving) was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1986 and served through 1996. She represented House District 93 and was a member of the Democratic Party. She discusses some of her legislative activities such as lobbying for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), sponsoring legislation to fly the Girl Scout flag over the Capitol legislation, opposing local measured service (LMS), and sponsoring legislation to strengthen outpatient mental health service. She also shares her efforts in working to take the Head of the Household law out of the Oklahoma Statutes and to create an incentive levy for the Oklahoma City school district and Metro-Tech. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_010 |
| 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 | Peltier, Wanda Jo |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 5/16/2007 |
| Abstract | Wanda Jo (Peltier) Stapleton is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1986, served through 1996; born in Checotah, Oklahoma during the depression; League of Women Voters; separate property state; lobbying for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA); Oklahoma Womens Political Caucus; campaigning; apricots; gathering signatures; campaign finances; holding a carnival; reporting back to constituents; day sworn in; flying Girl Scout flag over the Capitol legislation; typical day; reading bills; office on the third floor; challenging bills; opposing local measured service (LMS); Corporation Commission; sponsoring a law to strengthen outpatient mental health service; taking the Head of the Household law off the books; choosing not to run for re-election in 1996; after leaving elected office; learning Spanish; working with county agencies and constituents; advice for women thinking about running; Aunt Myrtle; The Feminist Mystique; challenging female opponent; incentive levy for Oklahoma City school district and Metro-Tech; committee work. |
| Subject | Peltier, Wanda Jo, 1933- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | 21 pages |
| Format | application/.pdf |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_010 |
| 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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