Episode 1: Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr.

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Episode 1:  Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr. 

Author and Historian

Episode 1:  Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr.  Author and Historian Robert Cooney’s book on the woman suffrage movement, “Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement,” is the result of 25 years of research. Cooney is an in-demand national speaker and was awarded the “Write Women Back Into History” Award in 2005 from the National Women’s History Project for his work. In this podcast, Cooney explains why South Dakota played an important role in the suffrage movement. “It got a lot of attention nationally and in a way that a lot of state residents might not realize,” says Cooney.

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