In March 2023, Montana Public Radio and Beth Judy teamed up for Bold Women of Montana, a series of audio nuggets spotlighting great Montana foremothers.
From law breakers to law makers, suffragists to unionists, bronc riders to ball players, Bold Women of Montana celebrates Women’s History Month in our state. Peruse the 23 shows below and click to hear two minutes of inspiration.
The show was sponsored by Mountain Press of Missoula, publishers of the book Bold Women in Montana History by Beth Judy. Jake Birch, Beth Judy, and Michael Marsolek produced the show, which was written and voiced by Beth Judy with additional voicing by Sophia Marsolek. Web pages for each episode, created by Josh Burnham, can be found at mtpr.org. The show’s theme music is by Naomi Moon Siegel.
Thanks are due in the telling of these stories! Thank you to the Women’s History Matters site of the Montana Historical Society for so much rich and accurate information; Mae Nan Ellingson, Francine White, Renee Roullier, Jo Cheff, Bill Klenn, Brandon Reintjes, Laura Millin, Nora Mabie, Helen Viviane, David Long, Laurie Mercier, Motherlode, Connie Staudohar, Ann Shaner, Tina DeWeese, Virgil Jones, Chris Autio, Steve Glueckert, Rafael Chacon, Shelburn Murray, Noor Parwana, Ruth Crystal, Donna Erickson, Diane Sands, and more.