Gretchen Urnes Beito
2 Collection Items
- Coya Come Home: Minnesota's first congresswoman
MPR’s Dan Gunderson profiles Coya Knutson, the first woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. In May 1954, Coya Knutson stepped to a podium in Moorhead to announce she was running for Congress. Then, in November 1954, Knutson became the first woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. Congresswoman Knutson made a splash in Washington with her plainspoken politics and persuasive personality. But she also challenged the leadership of the newly formed Minnesota DFL party.
- Take-Out: "Coya Come Home: A Congresswoman's Journey" / Atelier Lack School of Classical Realism / "The Coast of Chicago: Stories" / Jim Henson tribute
On this episode of Take-Out program, host Beth Friend presents a collection of arts and culture items. Program includes: - An interview with author Gretchen Urnes Beito and Pomegranate Press publisher Kathryn Leigh Scott about "Coya Come Home: A Congresswoman's Journey." the book is an authorized biography of Coya Knutson, the first woman elected to Cogress from Minnesota - An interview with Richard Lack and John Walker on 20th anniversary of Atelier Lack School of Classical Realism - An interview with author Stuart Dybek about his book, The Coast of Chicago: Stories - A tribute to Jim Henson, who unexpectedly passed away on May 16th, 1990 Program also includes music clips and news updates.
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