Western Heritage Center Director Kevin Kooistra tells the story of Billings native Hazel Hunkins. Denied the opportunity to work in a local chemistry lab because of her gender, Hunkins promptly joined the national fight for women’s suffrage. This gritty woman remained undeterred even after national resentment led to arrest and recrimination for Hunkins and her fellow protestors. Kooistra’s talk mentions 1908 views on immigration, the group “Women Opposed to Suffrage,” and the means by which Hunkins lit a fire on the grounds of the White House.

Recorded on June 28, 2018 at the Museum of the Rockies.