Gail Shibley collection 1990-2007

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Gail Shibley collection 1990-2007

Collection of photographs, clippings, ephemera, and related materials documenting the career of Gail Shibley, a lawyer, lesbian activist, and Oregon state legislator who was the first openly gay person to serve in the Oregon State Legistlature.

.9 cubic feet; 2 document cases

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6369772

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Roberts, Barbara, 1936-

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Barbara Kay Roberts (née Hughey; born December 21, 1936) is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, she served as the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995. She was the first woman to serve as Oregon governor, and the only woman elected to that office until 2016. A Democrat, Roberts was also the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Oregon House of Representatives. She also won two terms as Oregon Secretary of State, and served in local and county gov...

Shibley, Gail

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A native of Oregon, Gail Shibley was educated at the University of Oregon, Harvard University, and Lewis and Clark Law School, where she received her law degree in 2009. She served on the staff of US Representative Jim Weaver of Oregon from 1980-1986, was the Program Manager of the City of Portland's Bureau of Traffic Management from 1990-1996, and was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1991, where she served until 1997 -- the first openly lesbian or gay person to ser...

Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives

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