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Title
Incredible Gladys Pyle CollectionIdentifier
MA 20Creator
Jeannette Kinyon and Jean WalzDates
1918-1987Extent
0.42 linear feet (one document case) sound recordingsAbstract
This collection is a small representation of the research that Jeanette Kinyon and Jean Walz gathered for biography of Gladys Pyle, titled "The Incredible Gladys Pyle." Pyle was a South Dakota politician and the first woman elected to the United States Senate without having previously been appointed to her position; she was also the first female senator to serve as a Republican and the first female senator from South Dakota.