During an ongoing pandemic and a frigid South Dakota winter, the South Dakota Humanities Council is providing extra ways to get reading material into the hands of people who would enjoy it.

For more than half a century, American icon Gloria Steinem has led the fight for women’s rights. Now, she brings her stories from the front lines of the movement to South Dakota Humanities Council audiences during an exclusive virtual event.

The 2021 guide to all things South Dakota Humanities Council has been released.

“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!