Gladys Pyle papers

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Gladys Pyle papers

1898-1980

https://archives.usd.edu/repositories/2/resources/48

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work and family of Gladys Pyle with few materials related to her time in politics.

4.0 Linear Feet (4 document boxes)

eng, Latn

University of South Dakota, USD University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 11651419

University of South Dakota, USD University Libraries

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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 ...