Feed Your Mind: Including Unmarried Women in the Homestead Act of 1862

Aug 4, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Come out to the Mead Museum on Friday, August 4 at noon for Feed Your Mind.

You will hear from USD Professor Hannah Haksgaard about the congressional debates on giving unmarried women the right to homestead as part of the Homestead Act of 1862.

This presentation is made possible by a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The views expressed in this presentation may not necessarily represent the views of the Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Feed Your Mind is a free-will donation event held on the 2nd floor of the Mead Museum.

 

Fee: $Free-will donation

https://www.meadbuilding.org/upcomingevents


Location:   Mead Museum
Map:   82 Mickelson Drive, Yankton, SD 57078
Phone:   605-665-3898
Email:   programs@meadbuilding.org
Website:   https://www.meadbuilding.org/upcomingevents

All Dates:
Aug 4, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Come out to the Mead Museum on Friday, August 4 at noon for Feed Your Mind to hear Professor Hannah Haksgaard discuss the inclusion of women in the 1862 Homestead Act.

Mead Museum
Mead Museum 57078 82 Mickelson Drive, Yankton, SD 57078
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