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Images and Artifacts
A Letter to Felda Looper’s Mother from the Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House Carl Albert of Oklahoma sent a note of praise to Maxine Looper concerning her daughter Felda Looper.
Image courtesy of Felda Looper, provided by Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Envelope Addressed to First Woman Page
As the first full-time female Page for the U.S. House, Felda Looper attracted national attention. An Ohio Judge sent her a congratulatory note addressed to “Miss Felda Looper, First Woman Page.”
Image courtesy of Felda Looper, provided by Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Felda Looper and Speaker of the House Carl Albert of Oklahoma
Speaker of the House Carl Albert of Oklahoma appointed Felda Looper the first full-time female House Page.
Image courtesy of Felda Looper, provided by Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Felda Looper at the Capitol, 2007
After her term as a Page, Felda Looper returned home to attend school and eventually became a public relations consultant.
Image courtesy of the Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Felda Looper’s Grade School Picture
As a young girl Felda Looper visited Washington, DC, with her family and questioned then Majority Whip Carl Albert of Oklahoma about the absence of female Pages.
Image courtesy of Felda Looper, provided by Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives