district succeeded death_date death_place birth_place profession party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name
2nd william w. hastings july 1 , 1931 -lrb- aged 77 -rrb- muskogee , oklahoma tullahassee mission , creek nation educator , public servant republican march 4 , 1923 william w. hastings january 2 , 1854 march 4 , 1921 alice mary robertson
 oklahoma alice mary robertson
alice mary robertson

alice mary robertson -lrb- january 2 , 1854 -- july 1 , 1931 -rrb- was an american educator , social worker , government official , and politician who became the second woman to serve in the united states congress , and the first from the state of oklahoma .
robertson was the first woman to defeat an incumbent congressman .
she was known for her strong personality , commitment to native american issues , and an anti-feminist stance .
until the election of mary fallin in 2006 , robertson was the only female member of congress to serve the state of oklahoma .
