A legislature of citizens : South Dakota's first 100 legislative sessions / edited by Dedra McDonald Birzer, Taylor Blumer, Slater Sabo, and Craig Walters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Birzer, Dedra McDonald, editor.

Blumer, Taylor, editor.

Sabo, Slater, editor.

Walters, Craig, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Dakota--Politics and government.

South Dakota.

South Dakota. Legislature.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 226 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pierre : South Dakota Historical Society Press, [2025]

Contents:

Preface: 100 imperfect sessions / Bernie Hunhoff

Introduction / Terry Woster

Divorce in Dakota / Doane Robinson

A century of liquor legislation in Dakota / Doane Robinson

Citizenship, civilization, and property: the 1890 South Dakota vote on woman suffrage and Indian suffrage / Molly P. Rozum

A state treasurer defaults: the Taylor case of 1895 / C. Perry Armin

Origins of progressive reform: the initiative and referendum movement in South Dakota / H. Roger Grant

Safeguarding the interests of the people: Governor Peter Norbeck and conservative reform / Daryl Webb

The history of South Dakota's rural credit system / Gilbert C. Fite

Education in South Dakota since World War II: a statistical portrait / John E. Miller

Work for water: Governor Richard F. Kneip and the Oahe Irrigation Project / John Andrews

The citizen lawmaker.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781941813591

1941813593

OCLC:

1525160825

Publisher Number:

90104021155