Utahns turned out to celebrate the statue of Martha Hughes Cannon.

Martha Goes to Washington

By Reneé Leta Scores of Utahns turned out on June 5 to say farewell to Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon at the Utah State Capitol. The sculpture of the trailblazing female doctor and politician — commissioned to mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment — is now heading to Washington D.C. to be installed in U.S. Capitol’s …

Play Women’s History Bingo This Month

By Reneé Leta For Women’s History Month, the Utah Women’s History Initiative, a program of the Utah Historical Society, has put together a slate of activities on a Bingo style-card to showcase women who make a difference in their communities.  Utah has many unique connections to women’s history — from Paiute memory-keepers to Utah’s suffrage story and beyond.  The commemoration …

Bagley on the Value of History (reissued)

Date: November 4, 2019 (Season 1, Episode 1; 35:31). Click here for the Buzz Sprout version of this episode. The photo montage is courtesy of Will Bagley’s pubisher. Are you interested in other episodes of Speak Your Piece? Click here for more episodes. PODCAST CONTENT: Will Bagley was my first guest on this podcast, recorded on November 4, 2019. I …