Alice Mary Robertson

Alice Mary Robertson 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 antifeminist stance.

Robertson was born at the Tullahassee Mission in Creek Nation, Indian Territory, to missionaries Ann Eliza and William Schenck Robertson. Her maternal grandfather was Samuel Worcester, a longtime missionary to the Cherokees. The 1860 United States Census shows the family living in Creek Nation, Indian Lands, Arkansas. Her parents translated many works into the Creek language, including the Bible. In early life, Mary Alice Robertson was selftaught under the supervision of her parents. She attended Elmira College, in Elmira, New York.

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