The Women’s Room History Project recovers and highlights the stories of women who, at one time, resided in Aurora County, South Dakota. For more information about the project, see The Women’s Room. Follow these links to read their profiles. The Women – by Last Name or sorted by date: The Women – by Year of Birth
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Today, August 8, was the first day of a four-day local history exhibit featuring vintage wedding gowns worn by twelve Aurora County brides. The exhibit continues on Saturdays, August 15, 22 and 29 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. I organized … Continue reading
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South Dakota History published my article on Woman Suffrage in 2020. It is now available to read online at: A Century Celebration: Woman Suffrage in South Dakota (1868-1918). “The Women Voted.” The [Rapid City] Republican city convention endorsed the women … Continue reading
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In May, 2023, I was invited to speak at the South Dakota History Conference on a panel about South Dakota suffragists. The three of us spoke to the theme of Perseverance. I chose to highlight the lives of two women … Continue reading
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I wrote this story about Jean Todd, a very interesting immigrant nurse from Scotland, for one of my classes while working on my master’s degree. After graduation, the story was published in the South Dakota Journal. Here’s a link (added … Continue reading
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In September, 2022, I was privileged to be one of several who hosted a vintage tea party in in the Sweep/Van Dyke Hotel in Plankinton, South Dakota. We set the event in the 1910-1912 time frame and chose tea and … Continue reading
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In 2020, the hundred year anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, I presented several talks about the fight for woman suffrage in both South Dakota and Wisconsin. These are parallel talks, with most of the national information repeated to give context … Continue reading
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I have started working on a new project for Aurora County! The Women’s Room History Project recovers and highlights the stories of women who, at one time, resided in Aurora County, South Dakota. This crowd-sourced project invites the community to compile and share … Continue reading
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This past week I presented the South Dakota story of Woman Suffrage at three venues, all of them virtually. Hosting my talk, via the South Dakota Humanities Council Speaker’s Bureau, were: Siouxland Libraries of Sioux Falls (707 views), Dakota Wesleyan … Continue reading
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This August, 2020, America celebrated the century anniversary of Woman Suffrage. With the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, women won the franchise and could no longer be denied access to the ballot box “on account of sex.” I … Continue reading
RPJ Histories - Ruth Page Jones 