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Throughout the month we will be highlighting some of them and their stories. We begin with Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher in celebration of this year marking the 60th anniversary of her graduation from Oklahoma's College of Law. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3A3164'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:22.5pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3A3164'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3A3164'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3A3164'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK34></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK34"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=199 height=257 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs045/1103690441328/img/36.jpg" hspace=5 vspace=5 alt="Ada Fisher" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.36></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher applied for admission to the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1946. After being rejected for admittance on the basis of race, Fisher agreed to be the subject of a lawsuit that eventually was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court. Three years later, Fisher became the first black student admitted to the University of Oklahoma College of Law. This landmark case paved the way for Brown v Board of Education. Her courage has inspired women of all races and backgrounds to pursue their dreams. <br><br>In 1952, she graduated from the College of Law, and in 1992, Gov. David Walters appointed her to serve on the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma, a true full circle moment.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#000090' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK25"><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK24></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK24"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Coming Events</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>March 1<sup>st</sup> at 7:30am<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tulsa Women: Telling our Story</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WLI Director Sheryl Lovelady, Sharon King Davis, Mary Beth Babcock, and Suzanne Wallis speaking on Oklahoma women.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tulsa Garden Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109414501590&s=757&e=001DF67Zbfuz8sJDq3G3TfY0pRg2NuoJClNWCNsH30-2k5sT54PtmvmieHiRiZyXQ-wBcpXFFarYVMVU7Py2S9e7sF9fG6NQC9SNhXxTP5ysnjpe8Wz1tyWtDnkkQncUWBJlYm6oqigFiU=" target="_blank">Click here</a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>for more information.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>March 6<sup>th</sup> at 6:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Politics and Pizza</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Topic: Super Tuesday Watch Party<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Co-sponsored by the Carl Albert Center, Political Science Club, and Cate Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>March 8<sup>th</sup> at 7pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fighting for Fairness</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A free public discussion with Lily Ledbetter, inspiration for the 2009 Fair Pay Act. 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Leadership</span></sup></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus </span></sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109414501590&s=757&e=001DF67Zbfuz8ubNFKh63v1b4Xabwj6olxVp0nS7am1-evFGknUVHzyPEuhY2umSY0IfUyqzmTR6v0SxP7_hnMZiWp7kWJugVeAKTuHtyj7VOWqnmFwG3KW055zdRUE9yGWVMbBcoDirOzqfzwS-GxBu9OuBKm5tSdviqymop72o8w=" target="_blank">Click here</a> for more information.</span></sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>May 21<sup>st</sup> at 5:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Annual N.E.W Leadership Reception</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>in Oklahoma City. Come meet Class XI, alumnae and elected officials. Location TBA, email</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="mailto:slovelady@ou.edu" target="_blank">Sheryl Lovelady</a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>for more information. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#000090' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK25"><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK23></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK23"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:black'>Ways to honor the women in your life: </span></strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>1. Help Oklahoma women by <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109414501590&s=757&e=001DF67Zbfuz8tfSbLESTq8f9ztsJ95-LGU35Y9LnEkrgWaah0DJYZ77YkAb4qZfaYdwXFhwkDFaldEKio6NcmsdMJ9oFgdkCPoVoRSzCS2jIo61WhdOobTGjvgXdlX2kWpNrVYWHOxmV-d4wWEE3ToOGLJPYHRRSsrtUl_92B6nv-1LFu_5xihG-wsBzaFKcDg4nd7zgDESFteBfXcFCLFrHRmE5MVsMaGhhfH64wY1QI=" target="_blank">donating</a> today - any level of contribution helps. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>2. Make attending the 2012 <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109414501590&s=757&e=001DF67Zbfuz8ubNFKh63v1b4Xabwj6olxVp0nS7am1-evFGknUVHzyPEuhY2umSY0IfUyqzmTR6v0SxP7_hnMZiWp7kWJugVeAKTuHtyj7VOWqnmFwG3KW055zdRUE9yGWVMbBcoDirOzqfzwS-GxBu9OuBKm5tSdviqymop72o8w=" target="_blank"> N.E.W. 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Apply for a position on an Oklahoma board or commission through our <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109414501590&s=757&e=001DF67Zbfuz8s15z8nJ7WjyAuG6pTBE-I8kQUO-Ese9JMmamrbASC7kmDiQFPiecFO1dVGJ-Kz6Pkjxckl-FLGJdnxmkFL4C86DP6MgI_tmghPrrDLn1N1meZ0rsXsFn3fo7mxhkeQ5Dkjq_NVgaeVPSUXMv0nOvJa" target="_blank">TAP (The Appointments Project) program.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>To learn more about how you can participate in our programs, contact Sheryl Lovelady at <a href="mailto:slovelady@ou.edu" target="_blank">slovelady@ou.edu</a> or by phone at 405-325-4934.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" valign=top 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