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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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10. Thanks so much
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 02:50 PM
Jun 2014

She was incredibly accomplished by any standards!

The last state to accept Native Americans' right to vote was Utah in 1956. New Mexico successfully prevented Native Americans from voting until 1962.

Music was a true love and she is the only Native American to write an opera.

http://arlingtoncemetery.net/gsbonnin.htm

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Gertrude Simmons Bonnin [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 OP
back to the basics. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #1
yes. eom Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #2
I wonder if she liked those clothes. redqueen Jun 2014 #3
I wondered the same thing, redqueen ... with that said Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #4
She was truly an amazing person. redqueen Jun 2014 #5
you are so welcome. I had to post because she writes about Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #6
I found this passage especially moving theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #9
By that definition I am pagan, too. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #11
Gorgeous picture ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #7
yes, I think so. Just a lovely picture of a Strong Woman. We needed it today. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #8
Thanks so much discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2014 #10
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