Concurrent resolution; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month, honoring outstanding Oklahoma women.

Resolution
ENROLLED SENATE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 16 By: Hicks and Stanley of the
Senate

and

Miller, Ranson, Manger,
McCane, West (Tammy), and
Townley of the House

A Concurrent Resolution applauding and recognizing
the many contributions made by Oklahoma women to our
nation; recognizing and celebrating March as national
Women’s History Month; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, Oklahoma women have made historic contributions to the
development, growth, and strength of our state and nation in
countless ways; and

WHEREAS, even though women did not yet have the right to vote,
in 1907, Kate Barnard became the first woman elected to a statewide
office in Oklahoma, and one of the first women elected to a
statewide office in the country; and

WHEREAS, in 1933, Angie Debo received a Ph.D. in history from
the University of Oklahoma, and though she would never hold a
position in a history department at a university because of gender
discrimination, she became known as Oklahoma’s greatest historian,
writing nine history books, particularly focusing on the history of
Oklahoma, the Tribal Nations, and the relations between them and the
state and federal governments; and

WHEREAS, in 1958, Clara Luper and students from the Oklahoma
City NAACP Youth Council staged the nation’s first nonviolent lunch
counter sit-in at Katz Drug Store; and

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WHEREAS, in the 1990s, Oklahoman and NASA Astronaut Shannon
Lucid set records for the most time in space by a woman and then for
the longest-duration space flight by any U.S. astronaut; and

WHEREAS, Oklahoma women have made significant contributions in
other areas as well, including medicine, business, literature, the
arts, and more; and

WHEREAS, Oklahoma joins the rest of the country in observation
of national Women’s History Month during March.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION
OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING THERIN:

THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature applauds and recognizes the
many contributions made by Oklahoma women throughout the nation’s
history.

THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature recognizes and celebrates
March as national Women’s History Month.

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to the Oklahoma
Commission on the Status of Women.

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Adopted by the Senate the 3rd day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Adopted by the House of Representatives the 5th day of March,
2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________