The First Lady of Education: Oklahoman Kate Galt Zaneis

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Article provides a biographical tribute to Kate Galt Zaneis, the first woman in the country as well as the state of Oklahoma to become president of a state institution of higher learning. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris describe her career as well as the many changes she instituted at Southeastern State Teachers College in Durant during the 1930s.

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Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David Autumn 1993.

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Article provides a biographical tribute to Kate Galt Zaneis, the first woman in the country as well as the state of Oklahoma to become president of a state institution of higher learning. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris describe her career as well as the many changes she instituted at Southeastern State Teachers College in Durant during the 1930s.

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Abstract: Political interference in administrative and academic affairs at Oklahoma's college was commonplace in the state's early years. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris explore how the practice affected Southeastern State Teachers College in Durant and the dramatic changes instituted in the late 1930s by Kate Galt Zaneis, the first woman in the state and nation to head a state institution of higher learning.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 71(3), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1993, pp. 276-301

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue: 3
  • Page Start: 276
  • Page End: 301

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The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.

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Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

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Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David. The First Lady of Education: Oklahoman Kate Galt Zaneis, article, Autumn 1993; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031710/: accessed June 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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