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In 1920, a group of 23 women founded the organization to promote community service. Unlike most women's club of the time, it included a diverse mixture of members including Helene Dawson Edkins, a Blackfoot woman. [2] Edkins later served as club president and as their representative to the General Federation of Women's Clubs of Montana. [3]
The committee agreed that the magazine should reflect the history, culture, and economics of Montana. They named it The Montana Magazine of History. [2] To save on publishing costs, they chose a small format, 6 in × 9 in (150 mm × 230 mm), slightly bigger than Reader's Digest. They set the price of a subscription at three dollars a year. [3]
The Montana Historical Society Museum, also known as Montana's Museum, is located in Helena, Montana. Open year-round, the museum's displays include the state's fine art, history, archaeological and ethnological artifacts. The Mackay Gallery of Russell Art features works by Western-artist Charles M. Russell in many media. Other displays include ...
An Illustrated History of the State of Montana Containing a History of the State of Montana from the Earliest Period of the Discovery to the Present Time, Together With Glimpses of its Auspicious Future, Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of Some of it (PDF). Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co.
The Montana Memory Project was established in 2005 when Bruce Newell, the Montana State Library commissioner, “pushed for the creation of a program to help libraries statewide collect and preserve the history and culture of their communities.” [3] The MMP developed slowly out of this original project as logistics and technology evolved alongside interest in the project.
History of women in Montana (1 C, 16 P) I. Industrial Workers of the World in Montana (3 P) L. Labor disputes in Montana (2 P) Lynching deaths in Montana (5 P) M.
Childbirth was serious and sometimes life-threatening for rural women well into the 20th century. Although large families were favored by farm families, most women employed birth control methods to space their children and limit their family size. Pregnant women had little access to modern knowledge about prenatal care.
"Montana Women and the Battle for the Ballot". Montana: The Magazine of Western History. 23 (1): 24–41. JSTOR 4517748 – via JSTOR. Ward, Doris Buck (1974). The Winning of Woman Suffrage in Montana (PDF) (Master of Arts in History thesis). Montana State University. Winestine, Belle Fligelman (Summer 1974). "Mother Was Shocked".