Art & Essay
Know Her Story!
Women everywhere have left their mark on each of our personal histories. They’ve inspired, encouraged, and paved the way forward and it’s time we know their name. South Dakota Students help us tell their stories through the “Know Her Story” Art & Essay Contest, sponsored by Her Vote. Her Voice. and the South Dakota Historical Society Foundation.
Students have written an original essay or created an original piece of art about a South Dakota woman who made an impact. The creative work addresses who the woman is, what she did, what impact this had on those around her, and why we should know her story.
This contest is brought to you by the Education and Advocacy Partners of Her Vote. Her Voice., including Lawrence & Schiller, BankWest, and First PREMIER Bank.
Help us congratulate the ART & ESSAY Winners and Honorable Mentions
Over the next two weeks, we will introduce you to fifteen students and their works.
Governor Kristi Noem is a wife, a mother, and a lifelong rancher, farmer and small business owner. In 2010, after serving…
“This is Mary Jensen. She was a science teacher. Grandma Mary is about equality. Plus, she saved 7 people in the …
Maggie Mellette was the first First Lady of South Dakota. She and her husband, Arthur Mellette, worked tirelessly to …
Laura Ingalls Wilder was America’s favorite pioneer girl, known for her writing and cherished Little House…
Marcella LeBeau is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, a Lakota of the Two Kettle Band. She is a World War II Veteran who served the…
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Ša/Red Bird ) was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, educator, translator, musician, and …
Gladys Pyle was the first woman to be elected to the senate without being previously appointed to the United States Congress. Gladys was also…
Zitkala-Ša (Red Bird / Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, educator, translator, musician, and political activist. She continuously worked…
Gladys Pyle was the first woman to be elected to the Senate without being previously appointed to the United States Congress. Gladys was also the…
Gladys Pyle was the first woman to be elected to the senate without being previously appointed to the United States Congress. Gladys was also the…
Ashley Kingdon-Reese is the Founder and Executive Director of Independent Health Solutions, a home healthcare agency and onsite medical company…
Marcella LeBeau is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, a Lakota of the Two Kettle Band. She is a World War II Veteran who served the…
Sister Margaret Raphael McCarthy was integral to Avera Health's expansion in the mid 20th Century. During her tenure as mother superior…
SuAnne Big Crow was a superb basketball player who scored 2,541 points while starring at Pine Ridge High School. Her legacy…
SuAnne Big Crow was a superb basketball player who scored 2,541 points while starring at Pine Ridge High School. Her legacy…