Executed

Dora Wright

died July 17, 1903 · South McAlester

Dora Wright, a Black woman, was hanged at South McAlester in Indian Territory on July 17, 1903, according to the Rathdrum Tribune, which reported that she was the first woman ever hanged there. The paper said she died on the scaffold on the Friday before its report was published. This was a judicial execution carried out while she was in state custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: 1903 newspaper report (reporters).

Source

The Rathdrum Tribune, July 24, 1903, page 1 The Rathdrum Tribune, July 24, 1903

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