Her Vote Her Voice

11/02/2025

Getting ready to celebrate America’s 250th. South Dakota raffle funds help to support education of youth. South Dakota pride includes knowing our history. Congrats to the rifle raffle winner.

03/13/2025

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!

Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple.

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker

03/12/2025

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Madeleine Albright was nominated to be the first woman Secretary of State by President William Jefferson Clinton on December 5, 1996, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 22, 1997, and sworn in the next day. She served in the position for four years and ended her service on January 20, 2001.

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” – Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State.

03/10/2025

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

After leaving the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt became the first chairperson of the United Nation's Commission on Human Rights, and was a key figure in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948.

03/08/2025

Celebrating Over a Century of International Women's Day!

International Women's Day is more than just a date on the calendar; it is a movement that continues to inspire change and foster inclusivity since 1911. It is a day to honor the achievements of women, from trailblazing leaders and innovators to everyday heroes in our communities. Furthermore, IWD is a time to reflect on the disparities that still exist and to renew our commitment to creating a more equitable world for all.

03/04/2025

JOIN US next week for another fantastic History Talks event!

10/28/2024

50 YEARS AGO TODAY, in 1974, WOMEN WON EQUAL ACCESS TO CREDIT when President Gerald Ford signed into law the Fair Credit Opportunity Act.

Until that time, banks were legally allowed to deny women credit, charge them higher interest if they failed to get a male cosigner, or give women smaller credit amounts than men with identical financial backgrounds. Many banks required single, divorced or widowed women to bring a man along with them to cosign for a credit card, and some discounted the wages of women by as much as 50% when calculating their credit card limits.”

When it was originally enacted in 1974, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibited discrimination in credit transactions because of gender or marital status. On March 23, 1976 President Ford signed amendments that broadened the scope to bar creditor discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, receipt of public assistance, or exercise of credit rights under law.

08/26/2024

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY we celebrate Women’s Equality Day!

Women’s Equality Day marks the anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s certification in 1920, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. This day honors the tireless efforts of the suffragists who fought for women’s rights and highlights the ongoing struggle for gender equality. It’s a time to reflect on the progress made, recognize the work that still needs to be done, and celebrate the vital contributions of women to society.

08/01/2024

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1911: Harriet Quimby passes her pilot's test and becomes the 1st US woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.

07/19/2024

ON THIS DAY IN 1848: The first US women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls NY. It was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.

07/01/2024

Judge Karen Schreier thank you for breaking the judicial glass ceiling!

This week in South Dakota history: June 28-July 4

05/17/2024

Great presentation! Thanks Angelica Shirley Carpenter.

Enjoy this History Talks event with Author Angelica Shirley Carpenter as she unveils the process of finding subjects for her books. She shares stories from two books she wrote of valiant women in pursuit of suffrage rights. She follows the illustrious Matilda Joslyn Gage, a famous national leader in the early women's rights movement, from her home in Fayetteville, NY to the plains of Dakota Territory where her four children lived. https://youtu.be/z91Ejl7fIEc