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May
19
Thursday
May
19
Thu
Community :: History also Community :: Lecture
Women and the 1972 Constitution
4:30 PM
Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
Women and the 1972 Constitution Description:
Diane Sands will discuss the women who served as Constitutional Convention delegates and how the League of Women Voters, the American Association of University Women, and other women’s organizations helped shape the new constitution and ensured its adoption.

Sands was director of the Montana Women’s History Project from 1975 to 1990 and co-project director of the Montana Feminist Project from 1999 to 2004. She also served eight years in the Montana House of Representatives and is wrapping up eight years in the Montana Senate. In 2017 the Montana Historical Society Board of Trustees presented her with the Montana Heritage Guardian Award.
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Age Group: Adults
Venue: Montana Historical Society (east of the Capitol)
Address: 225 North Roberts Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406) 444-2694

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