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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. 

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 

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 InVerDate Aug 31 2005 03:48 Jun 13, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1272.IH HR1272

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dian 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 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes Alice Mary Robertson for her spirit of service and 

3 dedication to her country, and honors her as a great 

4 American in recognition of her contributions to the State 

5 of Oklahoma and nationwide in the House of Representa6 tives. 

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