To preface this message from Great Falls Rising, let’s remember that the role of women in US government was relatively new. In fact, the very first woman to serve in the US Congress was Montana’s own Jeannette Rankin. She was… Read More ›
1972 Montana Constitutional Convention
Video Now Available: The Need, Construction, and Implementation of the 1972 Montana Constitution.
Great Falls Rising thanks our convention speakers and know that we are all much richer for the stories we have heard. Let’s keep up the work of preserving this piece of history and continuing the role of our 1972 constitution…. Read More ›
SPECIAL EVENT: The Need, Construction, and Implementation of the 1972 Montana Constitution
There are few events in the history of the state of Montana that can equal what happened in the early and mid 1970s to involve and include the citizens of our great state. Great Falls Rising welcomes you to join us for recap and celebration with the folks who made… Read More ›
LWV Series on the 50th Anniversary of the Montana Constitution: ‘Ask Not What You Can Do’
On January 12th, the League of Women Voters (LWV) from the Helena area and the Lewis and Clark Library hosted their first installment in the series which featured retired Montana Supreme Court Justice Jim Nelson and how the Montana Constitution… Read More ›
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