Rosana Chouteau Explained

Rosana Chouteau
Tribe:	First female elected chief of the Osage Beaver Band, of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, in 1875

Rosana Chouteau was the first woman to be elected chief of the Osage Beaver Band, a clan of the Native American Osage Nation in Oklahoma, in 1875, following the death of her uncle.^{[1] [2] [3]}

A year after her election, Choteau asserted, "I think my band obey me better than they would a man."^[4]

In popular culture

She is featured (with her name incorrectly spelled as Rosa) in Judy Chicago's installation art piece The Dinner Party.^[5]

External links

• Web site: Osage Nation, Oklahoma: History of the Osage. USGenWeb Archives. 2013-08-13.

Notes and References

1. Book: Buchanan, James Shannon. Chronicles of Oklahoma. 1954. Oklahoma Historical Society.
2. Book: Niethammer, Carolyn. Daughters of the Earth. 2010. Simon and Schuster.
3. Book: Weatherford, Doris L.. A History of Women in the United States: State-By-State Reference, 4 volume set. 2003. Grolier. Danbury, CT. 071725805X.
4. Book: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas. Indian Women Chiefs. 1975. Zenger Pub. Co.. Washington. 0892010193. Repr. [d. Ausg.] Muskogee, Okla. : Hoffman, 1954..
5. Web site: Brooklyn Museum: Rosa Chouteau. 2020-11-22. www.brooklynmuseum.org.