“My grandmother would say, “We’re not feminists, we’re the law.”

While most people would agree that 2020 presented more than its share of challenges, it also provided positive moments.

SDHC drew a large, enthusiastic virtual crowd for the first “Voting: Why It Matters” statewide discussion on the importance of civic participation.

The South Dakota Humanities Council recently approved five grants to support humanities-based discussion programs in South Dakota.

The South Dakota Humanities Council is about to kick off its first statewide “Voting: Why It Matters” virtual program on Tuesday, Dec. 15, as part of a $50,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to educate South Dakotans on the importance of civic participation.

The third annual South Dakota Day of Giving Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the South Dakota Humanities Council is going virtual.

The full gallery of videos from the Virtual 2020 South Dakota Festival of Books is live!

As past and present service members around the country are honored on Veterans Day 2020, the South Dakota Humanities Council is proud to celebrate South Dakota veterans by announcing the winners of the 2020 Veterans Story Contest.

Applications are now open to members of the public who would like to join our roster of SDHC scholars who provide educational, unique, humanities-rich programs to South Dakotans.

It’s been an unusual year, and an unusual South Dakota Festival of Books. The event, like everything else in 2020, has been turned on its ear by the coronavirus pandemic.