Uff Da! It’s the land of 10,000 Lakes, Minnesota Nice, and lots of history. This is the 10,000 podcast, a show where your hosts will take you on a journey through the histories of the Northstar State. I’m Sophia, your host for this episode where we will be talking about Henrietta Larson of Ostrander, Minnesota and what it meant to be an educated woman in the first half of the 20th century.
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Harvard Magazine “Remember Henrietta Larson” by H. Ronken Lynton ‘41, n.d. , ACC#3100, “Larson Sisters: Henrietta (1918), Agnes (1916), and Nora (1923)”, Alumni Files, St.Olaf College Archives and Special Collections, St.Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
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