Contents
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
Growing up in Killeen, Texas
CHAPTER TWO
Politics and the Texas Legislature: Parliamentarian
CHAPTER THREE
Marriage and Family
CHAPTER FOUR
Oveta Joins the Army
CHAPTER FIVE
The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
CHAPTER SIX
The Little Colonel
CHAPTER SEVEN
Running the Houston Post
CHAPTER EIGHT
Mrs. Secretary and the Polio Epidemic
CHAPTER NINE
Retirement and Philanthropy
CHAPTER TEN
Oveta’s Legacy
Time Line
Notes
Glossary
Selected Websites and Resources
Selected Bibliography
Index