Second Annual Oklahoma Women’s History Conference

The Oklahoma History Center will host the second annual Oklahoma Women’s History Conference on Saturday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to the public, but registration is required. A boxed lunch is available for an additional fee. Attendees are welcome to bring lunch with them.

The first panel discussion will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The topic is early Oklahoma women’s activism, and featured speakers are Edith Ritt-Coulter, Rilla Askew, and Connie Cronley. Fellow historian Sunu Kodumthara will moderate the panel.
There will be a lunch break and keynote presentation from Autumn Brown of the Clara Luper Civil Rights and Freedom Center and the Oklahoma State University Archive’s Oklahoma Women’s Resources from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch will be followed by another panel discussion from 1:45 to 3 p.m., which will feature members of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women and the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame. Saidy Herrera, the Oklahoma Historical Society Multicultural Officer, will moderate this panel.

A social hour will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. to promote networking opportunities for attendees. In addition to panels, the event will host a pop-up area with local nonprofit women’s organizations to share information and resources. The Oklahoma History Center Museum Store will open during the event.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. It will take place at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. in Oklahoma City. Attendees must pay a separate fee to view the museum galleries but are invited to do so while on site. The Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue staff organize the annual conference. For more information, please call 580-765-6108.