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Norma Jean Paulus was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Nebraska, she was raised in Eastern Oregon before becoming a lawyer. A Republican, she first held political office as a representative in the Oregon House of Representatives, and then became the first woman elected to statewide public office in Oregon when she became Oregon Secretary of State in 1977. Paulus later served as Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction for nine years. She made unsuccessful bids to become Governor of Oregon and United States Senator. Prior to her death on February 28, 2019, Paulus lived in Portland, where she was involved with several non-profit groups and sponsored a ballot measure to create open primaries in Oregon's statewide elections.
The history of Walla Walla, Washington begins with the settling of Oregon Country, Fort Nez Percés, the Whitman Mission and Walla Walla County, Washington.
The Petticoat Revolution was the name given by some contemporary newspapers to the December 5, 1916, municipal elections in Umatilla, Oregon, United States, in which seven women led secret campaigns to gain control of most town government offices. After successfully capturing the mayorship and a majority of council seats, the female-led administration implemented several infrastructure reforms with the intention of reversing the town's decline into disrepair.
Laura Stockton Starcher was the first female mayor in Umatilla elected through the Petticoat Revolution in 1916. She was the wife of incumbent mayor EE Starcher, and was elected by a vote of 26–8. Her husband only discovered she was his opponent on the afternoon of election day.
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- ↑ "Laura Stockton Starcher and the Ladies of Umatilla by Linda Harris Sittig". Stories of Strong Women. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ "An All-Female Coup in a Tiny Oregon Town, 100 Years Later". Time. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ John, Finn J. D. "Offbeat Oregon: Umatilla mayor's wife had an 'election-day surprise' for him". Tillamook Headlight-Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ Cockle, Richard; Oregonian, The (2012-03-07). "Umatilla will revisit famous 'Petticoat Revolution' that made national headlines". oregonlive. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ Chambers, Jennifer (2015-11-30). Remarkable Oregon Women: Revolutionaries & Visionaries. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62585-644-9.
- ↑ "Offbeat Oregon History: Umatilla mayor's wife had an 'election-day surprise' for him". The Chronicle. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ "An All-Female Coup in a Tiny Oregon Town, 100 Years Later". Time. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
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