IV 
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 reso-
lution; 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 pre-
side 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 Terri-
tory, 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 In-
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dian Territory and teaching in Tullahassee and the Car-
lisle Indian Industrial School; 
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson established the Nuyaka Mis-
sion, 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 Dis-
trict of Oklahoma as a Republican Representative to the 
67th Congress, from 1921 to 1923, serving on the Com-
mittee 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 pre-
side 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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Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes 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 Representa-
tives. 
Æ 
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