TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wefald,Susan
AU  - Baesler,Kirsten
AU  - Gilmore,Kathi
AU  - Heitkamp,Heidi
AU  - Kapsmer,Carol
AU  - Levine,Beryl
AU  - Maring,Mary
AU  - Myrdal,Rosemarie
AU  - Nelson,Kjersten
AU  - Schmidt,Kelly
AU  - Stanley,Cody
AU  - Vogel,Sarah
TI  - Important voices: North Dakota's women elected state officials share their stories, : 1893-2013 
SN  - 0911042792 (paperback)
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Fargo ND
PB  - Institute for Regional Studies Press, North Dakota State University
KW  - Asbridge, Bernice.
KW  - Baesler, Kirsten.
KW  - Baker, Berta.
KW  - Bates, Emma.
KW  - Eisenhuth, Laura.
KW  - Gilmore, Kathi.
KW  - Heitkamp, Heidi.
KW  - Kapsner, Carol.
KW  - Levine, Beryl.
KW  - Maring, Mary.
KW  - Meiers, Ruth.
KW  - Myrdal, Rosemarie.
KW  - Nielson, Minnie J.
KW  - Palmer, Bertha Rachael,
KW  - Schmidt, Kelly.
KW  - Vogel, Sarah.
KW  - Wefald, Susan,
KW  - Women judges
KW  - North Dakota
KW  - Women politicians
KW  - Women public officers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-352) and index; Introduction; Susan Wefald --; The North Dakota list - Women elected to statewide office as of summer 2014 --; Foreword; Kjersten Nelson --; Making an impact on North Dakota; Standing up for every North Dakotan; Heidi Heitkamp, Tax Commissioner (1986-92), Attorney General (1993-2000), and U.S. Senator (2013-Present) --; My experiences as Lieutenant Governor; Rosemarie Myrdal, Lieutenant Governor (1993-2000) --; Baptism by fire; Kathi Gilmore, State Treasurer (1993-2004) --; Passionate about change; Kelly Schmidt, State Treasurer (2005-Present) --; Advocate of agriculture; Sarah Vogel, Commissioner of Agriculture (1989-96) --; On the job working for you; Susan Wefald, Public Service Commissioner (1993-2008) --; Education is priority one; Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction (2013-Present) --; Women Supreme Court Justices address important issues; An inspiring Justice: Beryl Levine, Supreme Court Justice (1985-96); Cody Stanley --; Working to improve our system of justice; Mary Maring, Supreme Court Justice (1996-2013) --; A life in the law; Carol Kapsner, Supreme Court Justice (1998-Present) --; Charting a path in the early years; "A bright, active, public-spirited woman" : Laura Eisenhuth, Superintendent of Public Instruction (1893-94); Susan Wefald --; Inspiring people to support education: Emma Bates, Superintendent of Public Instruction (1895-96); Susan Wefald --; Challenging times attract strong leaders; My business is education: Minnie Nielson, Superintendent of Public Instruction (1919-26); Susan Wefald --; Improving education in challenging times: Bertha Palmer, Superintendent of Public Instruction (1927-32); Susan Wefald --; An honest and efficient public servant: Berta Baker, State Treasurer (1929-32) and State Auditor (1933-56); Susan Wefald --; Serving the greater good; You either like figures or you better step out: Bernice Asbridge, State Treasurer (1969-72); Susan Wefald --; A lively interest in politics: Ruth Meiers, Lieutenant Governor (1985-87); Susan Wefald --; Conclusion; Kjersten Nelson
N2  - 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 farmer; 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
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