Explore particular challenges suffragists faced in the Black Hills region of the state with Historian Kelly Kirk in Episode # 4 of How Radical: The Podcast. Inspired by local stories, Kirk’s research focuses on the suffrage movement in the Black Hills. During her conversation with Host Ginger Thomson, Kirk said the interconnectivity and networking among suffragists played a role in their success. Her research reveals the challenges of reaching the many small mining communities and the impact of local suffragist during the suffrage movement. 

“There is a lot that can be said for the role of networking and interconnection and the kind of female support that the suffragist enjoyed and encouraged,” said Kelly Kirk, educator and historian.