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"No job for a woman"

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Sallie Sturgeon, also known as Mrs. Thomas H. Sturgeon in her marriage, who was the first woman enforcement officer in the State Department of Health, editor of a woman's page and later a publication for women named The Oklahoma Lady, and also, ironically, President of Anti-suffragists in Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1983
Creator: Crockett, Bernice Norman
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Across the Muddy Red

Description: Article illustrates the history of suspension bridges constructed on the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. Environmental conditions threatened the stability of these bridges, but the industries in the area and transport needs led to continual attempts at creating a lasting structure.
Date: Winter 1983
Creator: Crockett, Bernice Norman
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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