ERA champion dies at 81
Jane M. Patten, of Norman, died November 12 at home following a short illness. She began her career as a kindergarten teacher, and became one of the most influential women in Norman as the chairman of the board of Security National Bank. She was a founding member of the Norman Public Schools Foundation, and served as a board member of the Okla. Department of Libraries. With her friend Margaret Melton, she chaired the Norman Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and participated in local Democratic Party efforts.
For more information on this accomplished woman, go to www. normantranscript.com, November 14, 2008.