Sarah Rector (March 3, 1902 – July 22, 1967) was born in Indian Territory before it became the state of Oklahoma in 1907. She was an African American and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, best known for being the “Richest Colored Girl in the world” or the “Millionaire girl a member of the race”. As news of Rector’s wealth spread worldwide, she began to receive numerous requests for loans, money gifts, and even marriage proposals from four young men in Germany — despite the fact that she was only 12 years old. Given her wealth, the Oklahoma Legislature declared her to be a white person, so that she would be allowed to travel in first-class accommodations on the railroad, as befitted her position.