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Oklahoma Women s History Month

1923–2011 Clara Luper received her bachelor s degree from Langston University in 1944 and her master s degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1951, becoming the first Black graduate student in the OU History program. Luper went on to become the adviser for the Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council. The Youth Council staged a sit-in at Oklahoma City s Katz drugstore in 1958, launching a national sit-in movement to demonstrate against segregation. She continued her non-violent activism, participating in marches, demonstrations and was jailed numerous times for her Civil Rights work. Former Gov. Mary Fallin 1957– Mary Fallin became Oklahoma s first female governor when she took office on January 10, 2011. Fallin also made history as the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, a position she served in from 1995-2007. She was then elected to the 110th Congress, which was only the second time a woman had represented Oklahoma in Congress. When Fallin took office,

11 Facts About Donna Shirley, the First Woman to Manage a NASA Program

Donna Shirley made space history in the 1990s as the first woman to manage a NASA program. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, the veteran aerospace engineer led both the Mars Exploration Program and the team that built Sojourner, the first rover to land on the Red Planet. That climaxed the Mars Pathfinder mission on July 4, 1997. Here are 11 facts about Shirley’s life and career. 1. Donna Shirley was eager to escape her small-town Oklahoma roots. Shirley was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, on July 27, 1941, to a doctor and a former horseback riding instructor, both of Chickasaw heritage. She struggled to fit in while growing up in the small town of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. In elementary school, she got into fist fights with boys and preferred games involving cowboys or detectives instead of princesses or dolls. When Shirley was 10, she announced that her career goal was to build planes.

Oklahoma Women s History Month

Oklahoma Women s History Month
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Five things to know about future Oklahoma State athletic director Chad Weiberg

Oklahoma State deputy athletic director Chad Weiberg will take over as athletic director on July 1, the university announced Thursday. Weiberg is set to replace Mike Holder, who will transition to …

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