Former Dakota Territory Gov. Michael McCormack was only in office for nine days, but his decision to pardon a man found guilty of second degree manslaughter proved influential.
1/23/2007: North Dakota has a very contradictory history when it comes to women. As the 19th century blended into the 20th, many thousands of women moved here to homestead and wrestle out a living for themselves. Despite their hardiness and proven strength, their road to getting the vote was a rocky one. It was on this day in 1917 that they finally achieved their goal.
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