Ann Bartlett

Ann Chilton Bartlett Burke (November 9, 1920 – January 26, 2013) was an American politician, political campaign staffer, and former First Lady of Oklahoma.

[1] Smith met her future husband, Dewey Bartlett, originally of Ohio, while visiting Doheny Park, California, to care for her grandmother.

[2] Bartlett left for eighteen months soon after to serve as a Marine Corp Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

[1] Ann Bartlett worked as a homemaker during this era, but also took on roles as a family and campaign adviser as her husband entered politics.

[1][3] She also supported numerous Tulsa-based nonprofits and other groups, including the League of Women Voters and the Family and Children's Services.