2010 Extraordinary Woman: Gov.-elect Mary Fallin

 

Published: January 9, 2011

When Mary Fallin won the governor’s race in November with 60 percent of the vote, she became the first female governor in Oklahoma ’s history. The election itself was an extraordinary one, with two exceptional women — Fallin and Lt. Gov. Jari Askins — squaring off in a contest that guaranteed the winner would become a historical figure because of her gender.

Fallin’s triumph and the road that got he...


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