Mamie Shields Pyle papers

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Mamie Shields Pyle papers

1897-1968

The Mamie Shields Pyle Papers consist of correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous printed material extending from 1910-1929. The bulk of the papers document the campaign activities of the South Dakota Universal Franchise League.

4.5 Linear Feet (7 document boxes and 1 folder in the oversize map drawer)

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Pyle, Gladys, 1890-1989

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Gladys Shields Pyle (October 4, 1890 – March 14, 1989) was an American politician and the first woman elected to the United States Senate without having previously been appointed to her position. The first female senator to serve as a Republican, Pyle was also the first female senator from South Dakota. Born in Huron, South Dakota, Pyle attended Huron College in her hometown, graduating with a liberal arts degree with a music emphasis in 1911. She moved to Chicago, taking graduate courses at ...