we don't see girls entering the program really for another more than 30 years. 1973 when karl albert of oklahoma is speaker and he pals with a young who had come to the capitol, saw these pages, be great. would found they were all girls and he don't feel like this is when the girls should operate. >> i between the annuals of 6 th grades, that's not fair. maybe we can do something about that, he said. school inwent back to the fall, i wrote letters to mr. albert. and wrote letters and letters albert for to mr. many years. finally, one day, when i was highabout to graduate from school, i got a call from the administrative assistant and asked me how i firstfeel about being the woman page. i was ecstatic about this. i said well, i'll have to ask my parent first. we've spoken to your parents and it's okay with them. i said absolutely. that's how it began. it's the latter 1970s, about half -- half and half females, half males. early 1980s that we based on irst female her grades in the "capitol page elevated to speaker position. to 's a huge accountment this right now. but technology was al