Suffrage in South Dakota
Articles and interviews about the history of woman suffrage in South Dakota.
Episode 15 Script
Articles and interviews about the history of woman suffrage in South Dakota.
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum's original vision of the monumental Mount Rushmore figures was very different from the carving as it stands today. Also presidential visits to SD.
Gladys Pyle was the first woman elected to the S.D. House, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, and the first woman to address a national political convention.
Five decades ago, the Capitol was a more closed-off place, until it was opened up by rule changes in the 1970s.
P.P. Vallery planted a sugar beet crop in Belle Valley in 1887.
Learn about Arthur C. Mellette, the last Governor of Dakota Territory and First Governor of South Dakota.
The home of Governor Arthur C. Mellette and his wife is situated on a bluff of the Big Sioux River.
Get to know the first governor of Dakota Territory, William Jayne.
The South Dakota commemorative stone was dedicated at the Washington Monument on June 22, 1922. (Photo - South Dakota State Archives)
Hail! South Dakota was one of 158 songs considered.
The South Dakota Historical Society chronicles the attempt to place the United Nations Capital in the Black Hills.
From the archives, he was the first Lakota to serve in the House of Representatives; Ben Reifel sits down with South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
From the Black Hills Spruce to the American Pasque flower to the walleye and coyote, here are some South Dakota symbols.
In this classic SDPB story, learn the history of Kuchen, the state dessert of South Dakota.
The current list of South Dakota State symbols.
South Dakota academic content standards serve as expectations for what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade. The review, revision, development, and feedback process involves stakeholders throughout the state of South Dakota and is an ongoing and critical component to ensure South Dakota students in every classroom receive current and relevant learning experiences. The goal is that all students will graduate college, career, and life ready.
Content standards are set by the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. They are reviewed every five to seven years. Content standards do not mandate a specific curriculum.