"[11] While in office, McColgin was heavily involved in health and safety legislation, and introduced a bill to create a Bureau of Child Hygiene.
[citation needed] She attempted to pass legislation from Senator Lamar Looney, but few bills succeeded.
[citation needed] Although she was not re-elected for a second term, three new woman members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives were elected in 1923.
[3] On the last day of her term, McColgin was presented with a wristwatch from her male colleagues to commemorate her service, which they jokingly stated was because "women legislators need to be watched".
[1] Nearly 40 years after her term ended, McColgin's son, Sterling, was elected to the same seat she had filled.