Kate Barnard | |
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1st Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections | |
In office 1907–1915 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | William D. Matthews |
Personal details | |
Born | Catherine Ann Barnard May 23, 1875 Geneva, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | February 23, 1930 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 54)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Occupation | Social reformer, politician, teacher |
Known for | First woman elected to statewide office in Oklahoma |
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 second woman to be elected to a statewide public office in the United States,[1] in 1907. She served as the first Oklahoma Commissioner of Charities and Corrections for two four-year terms, the only position that the 1907 Oklahoma Constitution permitted a woman to hold.
Before being elected to office, Barnard had worked as a teacher and in clerical patronage positions in the territorial government.[2] She was also heavily involved in charity work.
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