Important Voices-North Dakota's Women Elected State Officials Share Their Stories 1893-2013

Only 17 women have been elected to statewide office in North Dakota in 125 years! Read their stories in this book. Laura Eisenhuth, elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1893 (and the first woman in the United States to be elected to statewide office); Agriculture Commissioner Sarah Vogel, first woman to serve on the powerful North Dakota Industrial Commission and who teamed up with Willie Nelson to provide help to farmers; Superintendent of Public Instruction Minnie Nielson who was not allowed into her office for a week after her inauguration; Senator Heidi Heitkamp, who raised her family while serving as tax commissioner and attorney general,all the time working on important issues for North Dakotans. Susan Wefald has pulled the stories of these fabulous women together into this one volume. IMPORTANT VOICES shares their triumphs and losses, their hopes and challenges. It shares what these North Dakota women have accomplished and the challenges still facing women who want to be elected to statewide office today. It is a "must read" for anyone who enjoys North Dakota history, real life politics, or learning how women for over one hundred years have served our state.


ISBN - 978-0-911042-79-5
Copyright 2014
358 pages
Softcover

$24.95
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Susan Wefald was the first woman to serve on the North Dakota Public Service Commission. Appointed to the Commission by Governor Edward Schafer in 1992, she was elected to three more terms and served on the Commission for 16 years. She now enjoys serving on non-profit boards, playing her violin with the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony, reading, gardening and writing. Her book, Spectacular North Dakota Hikes Bring the Dog (2011) received the Notable Documents Award from the North Dakota Library Association. She and her husband Bob enjoy exploring North Dakota and learning more about North Dakota history.

 

ISBN: 978-0-911042-79-5

Page Count: 376

Picture Count: 48

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Publication Year: 2014

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