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Lecture by Diane Sands
In 1916, Montana elected two women to serve in the legislature. Maggie Smith Hathaway (D), Ravalli County, and Emma Ingalls (R), Flathead County, shared a passion for reform issues of the day, including woman suffrage and temperance. Their many social agenda commitments tell the story of the challenges women and families faced in Montana’s progressive era. Watch former state senator Diane Sands in examine the lives of these two trailblazing Montana women.
Lecture by Diane Sands
In 1916, Montana elected two women to serve in the legislature. Maggie Smith Hathaway (D), Ravalli County, and Emma Ingalls (R), Flathead County, shared a passion for reform issues of the day, including woman suffrage and temperance. Their many social agenda commitments tell the story of the challenges women and families faced in Montana’s progressive era. Watch former state senator Diane Sands in examine the lives of these two trailblazing Montana women.
