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Catherine Ann "Kate" Barnard (May 23, 1875 – February 23, 1930) was the first woman to be elected as a state official in Oklahoma, and the eleventh woman to be elected to a statewide public office in the United States, [1] in 1907.
Kate Barnard was born in Nebraska in 1875, but spent most of her like in Oklahoma after moving to the state in 1891. After a 1906 Constitutional Convention, the Democratic Party endorsed Barnard ...
Four Oklahoma women are among the top 200 influential U.S. women pioneers, including Kate Barnard, Maria Tallchief, Wilma Mankiller and Angie Debo.
Before Oklahoma became a state in 1907, felons convicted in Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were sent to the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas. At statehood, Kate Barnard became Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections. During the summer of 1908, Barnard arrived unannounced at the Kansas prison to investigate ...
Kate Barnard, 1907 - 1915, first woman to hold state office in Oklahoma. William D. Matthews, 1915 - 1923; Mabel Bassett, 1923 - 1947; Buck Cook, 1947 - 1967;
Here in Oklahoma, one of our pioneers was Kate Barnard, the first woman to be elected to a statewide office in 1907. She was a tireless advocate for workers' rights and social reforms.
Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center (inmate capacity 501) ... Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center (inmate capacity 260), closed in 2021 [1]
Oklahoma Arts Council Executive Director Betty Price poses with the sculpture of Kate Barnard, the first woman to be elected to state office in Oklahoma, inside the state Capitol.