Time: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM (MDT)
Registration Deadline: 3/16/21 11:30 AM (MDT)
Kelly Kirk, Instructor of History at Black Hills State University, will be the guest speaker for a special presentation celebrating Women's History Month.

Women In Networking (WIN) is an organization for women in business that provides an opportunity to widen their professional networks and promote your business and network with other women. WIN connects women, familiarizes participants with other businesses and/or upcoming events, and supports the SD CEO Women's Business Center.

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Exercise your vote and your voice at the polls by voting in local and national elections all day.

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This event is a celebration of the 100th anniversary since the passing of the 19th Amendment which is when women started having the right to vote. You will learn about some of the historical women and events that have fueled the progress of women's rights over the last 100 years. We will also shed light on the progress yet to be made and empower you to take action.

Date: Friday, October 23, 2020
Time: 1PM to 5:30PM MST
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Cost: $10

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The South Dakota Hall of Fame will be inducting its 2020 class, two members being Her Vote. Her Voice.’s delegate Katherine Kinsman and our SD suffragist Mamie Pyle. Tune in online on the Hall of Fame Facebook page and SD Public Broadcasting to watch the event.

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Each year, up to ten outstanding South Dakotans are inducted into the Hall of Fame for their achievements that inspire our youth, lead the generations, and build our future. The Honors Ceremony is held every year to celebrate and recognize these individuals as they are inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame.

The stories of inductees are from all corners of the state and differ by gender, race, political orientation, vocation, and avocation. What they have in common is their pursuit and achievements of excellence. Their induction into the Hall of Fame is just the first step in honoring and sharing what they have accomplished. Their stories are archived, digitized, and shared through the Hall’s unique programs to serve as inspiration and motivation, especially in helping young people understand their potential.

After being the first in her family to earn a law degree, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was the first woman in South Dakota elected to Congress. Today, she can be found on the campus of Augustana University serving as the university’s first female president. Herseth Sandlin’s life work reflects a value of education instilled at a young age by her grandparents and a desire she shares with her father and grandparents to serve the state in government and leadership roles.

“I want to leave a legacy in which the work that I undertook during different stages of my life to bridge divides creates and expands opportunities for multiple people in a variety of different contexts,” said Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, president, Augustana University

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society introduces the 2020 Annual Symposium, 100 Years of Women Voting.

Distinguished speakers will discuss the impact of women in American government and public life over the last century. Reimagined as a virtual series, the rescheduled program will cover all of the originally planned topics over six weekly webinars.

OPENING KEYNOTE speaker: Christina Wolbrecht
Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame; Director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy; C. Robert and Margaret Hanley Family Director of the Washington Program

All sessions will run from 11 AM CDT to noon;  advance registration is required. 

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To celebrate 100 years of women’s constitutional right to vote, the Women in Law, Diversity & Inclusion, and In-House Counsel Committees of the South Dakota State Bar present USD Professor Molly Rozum and U.S. District Court Judge Karen Schreier.

Rozum and Schreier share the history of the women’s suffrage movement, as well as a discussion about how we might carry forward the legacy of the suffragists.

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Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve says Native American women’s influence within the family guided their husbands at the polls, but it took education and overcoming many obstacles to get them to the polls even after Native Americans gained the right to vote.

Motivated by the desire to provide more accurate depictions of Native American experiences in children’s books, Driving Hawk Sneve launched her career as an author by entering a national writing contest. Since that contest, she has authored almost thirty books. Her work increases the visibility of women in Native American stories. Influential within the family and adaptable are two traits she identifies in Native American women.

“Female characters came from the fact that boys were always written about in children's literature when it came to a Native American adventure stories. The women were kind of ignored,” said Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve.

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In Episode #7 of How Radical: The Podcast, Dr. Chuck Vollan joins Host Ginger Thomson to discuss the attitudes about women’s roles the suffragist had to overcome. As a historian of the Great Plains and the American West, Vollan examines the suffrage movement in the context of the times, exploring divergent views about women voting and the impact of the temperance initiative. He defines the suffrage movement as a broader movement, encompassing education, jobs, property rights, and fairness related to such things as inheritance.

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 “It's really an amazing movement that happened on a whole lot of levels. And obviously we're still right in the middle of it right now. It's never a story that's over,” said Dr. Chuck Vollan, associate professor of history.

In Episode #6 of How Radical: The Podcast, Ann McKay Thompson joins Host Ginger Thomson to discuss the strategies she’s shared with women nationwide to navigate barriers and change perceptions about women in business and management. She chooses to live her life guided by a philosophy discovered in 8th grade debate class – to live life with intensity and enthusiasm. That philosophy has guided her as a leader in business, advocate for women, innovator and problem solver.

Dedicated to enhancing opportunities and the quality of life in South Dakota, Thompson converges her passion for education, culture and the arts with ideas that bring about change. Numerous state and national awards, government appointments, a best-selling business book and public initiatives recognize her ability to innovate, lead and implement programs big and small through work and volunteer efforts.

“I was raised to be a business woman. I was raised to contribute,” said Ann McKay Thompson, South Dakota changemaker in business, education, and the arts and humanities.

Jay Vogt and others from the South Dakota State Historical Society will share some of the women’s historical artifacts they’ve collected, and what items they’d still like to see. Help us preserve women’s history by donating to preservation.

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A Conversation with Elaine Weiss and Judge M. Margaret McKeown

Join us on August 24 at 11am CT for this special commemorative program, which will feature a conversation between the Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, Chair of the ABA’s Commission on the 19th Amendment, and Elaine Weiss, author of The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote. Learn the gripping story of how women won the right to vote and opened the door to future battles for civil rights. 

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Locations throughout SD will be commemorated in 2020 as sites for suffrage history in SD. On August 23rd, join Kelly Kirk from Black Hills State University and historians statewide as they celebrate the Homestake Opera House and its role in the SD suffrage story.

Festivities include an unveiling of a replica of the historical marker plaque, a coronet player to play some of Rose Bower’s songs, and a presentation about the suffrage movement in Lead. Tours of the Opera House will be available after.

Masks are encouraged and social distancing measures have been implemented.

Tune in to Episode #5 of How Radical: The Podcast to learn about  Angela Kennecke’s work as an investigative reporter and news anchor, mission to help erase the stigma surrounding addiction and the legacy she hopes to leave for her children.

At the age of twelve, Angela Kennecke knew she wanted to be a journalist. “I want to ask people the questions,” she said when watching broadcast Journalist  Barbara Walters interview stars. She started her career at a time when she needed to overcome the female stereotype of being an “ornament” on the evening newscast. As an investigative reporter, Kennecke has asked tough questions that have resulted in altering South Dakota laws and policies. The personal tragedy of losing her daughter, Emily, has given Kennecke a new focus. With the founding of Emily’s Hope, a nonprofit with the mission of helping people who are affected, she seeks to offer  hope  and help  erase the stigma surrounding addiction.

“I went forward with this nonprofit in order to create education and awareness around this problem of addiction, not just opioids, although I do focus a lot on opioids, but all forms of addiction,” said Angela Kennecke, founder of Emily’s Hope.

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.

Today’s episode of How Radical: The Podcast features a conversation between Host Ginger Thomson and the Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota. Schreier’s journey from law school to her current position offers proof that saying yes to opportunities leads to a fulfilling career. Although she has made a difference on many fronts, she said being the first (and only) federal district court judge in South Dakota is her biggest success, and she is proud that it makes the same opportunity available to other women.

 “When I first started out, the women in the law group that used to meet here in Sioux Falls had about seven or eight women and sometimes we joked that there were so few of us, we could meet in a phone booth,” said United States District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

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Help us honor women’s stories and their contributions to SD history by lifting up a woman for our Statewide Honor Wall. Stories and sponsors helping us preserve these histories will be featured all day.

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After 100 years of having the vote, women’s achievements and their contributions to history are being forgotten. What does it mean that women fought for the vote and how does the opportunity to share your voice shape our society as a whole. Tracy Saathoff, Her Vote. Her Voice. co-chair, will be speaking with the TEDx Sioux Falls audience about if Suffrage was Worth the Struggle or is Voting Obsolete?

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How Radical: The Podcast, hosted by Ginger Thomson, launches today with Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr., author of “Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement.” This contemporary male supporter of the movement discusses South Dakota’s important role in the suffrage movement and brings to life the strategies used by suffragists nationally and in our state. 

“If you wanted to start anywhere you could start looking at the suffrage movement in South Dakota to get a start,” said Robert P.J. Cooney, Jr., suffragist movement historian.  “It’s a strong state history, and it’s something to be very proud of.”

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Mamie Pyle will be inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame for the class of 2020. At this event, members of Her Vote. Her Voice. will be accepting the honor on Mamie Pyle’s behalf in celebration of all the strong, courageous women who came before us and helped us earn a voice with a vote.

https://www.sdhalloffame.org/2020-honors-ceremony

The Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission worked with Senator Tammy Baldwin, Senator Susan Collins, and the 26 women of the U.S. Senate to designate August 2020 as National Women’s Suffrage Month.

https://www.womensvote100.org/suffragemonth

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