Lulu M. Hefner

Lulu M. Hefner
Born(1874-08-09)August 9, 1874
DiedJuly 19, 1954(1954-07-19) (aged 79)
Alma materCherokee Female Seminary
OccupationCherokee businessperson
Known forFirst female oil operator in Oklahoma
SpouseJohn Emory Hefner
Children4

Lulu M. Hefner (August 9, 1874 – July 19, 1954) was a Cherokee businessperson from Nowata, Oklahoma who became successful in the oil industry.[1][2] She was notable for being the first women to drill for oil on her own property and the first female oil operator in Oklahoma.[1]

  1. ^ a b Krappe, Alexander Haggerty (December 14, 2018), "Mineral Lore, Star Lore, Cosmogonic Legends", The Science of Folk-Lore, Routledge, pp. 262–268, doi:10.4324/9780429462931-14, ISBN 978-0-429-46293-1, S2CID 189096233
  2. ^ Independent Woman. National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. 1921.

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