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Oklahoman Alice Mary Robertson, seen here outside the Capitol Building, was elected to the House in 1920. She served on the Indian Affairs Committee; the Committee on Expenditures; and, as the only woman in the House, she was appointed to the Committee on Woman’s Suffrage. Although she was the first woman to preside over a House session, Robertson was, ironically, also opposed to women seeking national political office.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Alice Mary Robertson,” http://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30303 (January 04, 2013)
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