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Recognizes Alice Mary Robertson for her spirit of service and dedication to her country, and honors her as a great American in recognition of her contributions to the state of Oklahoma and nationwide in the House of Representatives.
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[H. Res. 1272 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1272
Honoring and recognizing Alice Mary Robertson who, while a Member of
Congress, became the first woman to preside over the floor of the House
of Representatives.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2008
Ms. Fallin (for herself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Lucas, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. Miller of
Michigan, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Granger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs.
Myrick, and Mr. Boren) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on House Administration
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RESOLUTION
Honoring and recognizing Alice Mary Robertson who, while a Member of
Congress, became the first woman to preside over the floor of the House
of Representatives.
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was born on January 2, 1854, in the Tullahassee
Mission, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, now known as Tullahassee,
Oklahoma;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was an American educator, social worker, government
official, and politician;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was the 2nd woman to serve in Congress and the 1st
from the State of Oklahoma;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was a clerk in the Bureau of Indian Affairs from
1873 to 1879, later returning to Indian Territory and teaching in
Tullahassee and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson established the Nuyaka Mission, taught in Okmulgee,
Oklahoma, and was in charge of a Presbyterian boarding school for Native
American girls, now the University of Tulsa;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as
the 1st government supervisor of Creek Indian schools from 1900 to 1905,
and later the postmaster of Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 1905 to 1913;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson's canteen service to the troops during World War I
later led to the formation of the Muskogee Chapter of the American Red
Cross;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was elected by the 2nd District of Oklahoma as a
Republican Representative to the 67th Congress, from 1921 to 1923,
serving on the Committee on Indian Affairs, the Committee on
Expenditures in the Interior Department, and the Committee on Woman
Suffrage;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson helped secure the building of a veteran's hospital
in Muskogee, following the creation of the Veterans Bureau in 1921;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson became the 1st woman to preside over the House of
Representatives on July 20, 1921, when she presided over a roll call
vote on S.J. Res. 34; and
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was a devoted teacher for the Creek Nation and
helped the community through her translation of portions of the
Scriptures and texts: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes Alice Mary
Robertson for her spirit of service and dedication to her country, and
honors her as a great American in recognition of her contributions to
the State of Oklahoma and nationwide in the House of Representatives.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mr. Brady (PA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10678)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H10678)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10678)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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