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#OKLAHOMABLACKHISTORY Hannah Diggs Atkins, the first Black woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina. S...he has had a long distinguished career in government service since her election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1968. She served six terms in the House where she was a 'flaming moderate.' As Chair of the Public and 82 Woman Policy and History/Achieving Black Women Mental Health Committee, she was the first woman to chair a committee in the House. She was also a member of the Appropriations and Budget Committee. In 1976 to 1982 she was a commissioner to UNESCO and in 1980 President Carter appointed her a delegate to the 35th Assembly of the United Nations. Governor Henry Bellmon appointed Atkins Cabinet Secretary for Social Services in 1987. The following September Atkins added Secretary of State to her duties and served in dual roles in the Cabinet. In addition to the traditional duties of a Secretary of State, she had oversight of the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Corrections, the Pardon and Parole Board and their related boards, councils and committees. Atkins holds a BS degree from Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a BLS degree from the University of Chicago. Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma both awarded her honorary degrees. 9 See more

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