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Editor's Note Editor’s notE Editor Laura Weber Design and Typesetting Percolator “More than entertainment” mnhs.org/mnhistory Minnesota History (ISSN 00265497) (USPS 351660) In Minnesota History’s first hundred years, only seven individuals held published quarterly, copyright 2018 by the Minne- sota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd West, the title of editor. Solon J. Buck founded the periodical in 1915. He was St Paul, MN 55102-1906. Periodicals postage paid succeeded by another distinguished historian, Theodore Blegen, who at St Paul, MN. held the position of editor from 1923 to 1939. The redoubtable Bertha Postmaster: Send address changes to Membership Heilbron then wielded the blue pencil for two decades, retiring in 1961. Office, 345 Kellogg Blvd West, St Paul, MN 55102- 1906. Each year, the periodical considers articles for awards named after its first two editors: the Buck Award for best article published in the Membership in MNHS includes a subscription to Minnesota History. Basic individual memberships are previous calendar year by an author not on the MNHS staff; the Blegen $50; for more information, write the Member ship Award for best article written by a staff member. The first recipient Office at the address above or at membership@ mnhs.org or call 651-259-3131. of the latter (for an article she wrote on the fur trade) was Minnesota History’s fourth editor, Rhoda Gilman. Her death this spring at the age Back issues of Minnesota History are $5 each plus Minnesota tax and handling; go to mnhs.org of 91 prompted this foray into editorial genealogy. /mnhistory. Gilman began her distinguished career at the Minnesota Historical Magazine text is available in alternative format: Society in 1958. During 34 years of service, in addition to her editorship contact [email protected]. of Minnesota History (1961–68), she supervised MNHS’s research and Minnesota History welcomes the submission of educational efforts, including overseeing its museum exhibits. articles and edited documents dealing with the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural Dedicated to our state’s history, Gilman was history of the state and the surrounding region. creative and discerning in her research. She Author guidelines are at mnhs.org/mnhistory. wrote Henry Hastings Sibley: The Divided Heart MNHS assumes no responsibility for statements and Stand Up! The Story of Minnesota’s Protest made by contributors. Tradition, and she coauthored or edited many The Code below indicates that copying beyond that other works. Her 15 articles for Minnesota History permitted by Section 107 or 108 of the U.S. Copy- right Laws requires the copier to pay the stated per illuminated topics as diverse as hot air balloon- copy fee through the Copyright Clear ance Center, ing, Minnesota politics, and the Kensington Danvers, MA, 978-750-8400 or www.copyright.com. This consent does not extend to other kinds of copy- Runestone. ing, such as copying for general distribution, for As author of the first edition of Northern advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works, or for resale. Lights, MNHS’s textbook for Minnesota school children, Gilman broke ground by telling the stories of women and people of color, and by Printed on recycled paper with soy ink. directly addressing for young readers the complex and difficult stories of Minnesota’s past. MNHS Press later published the textbook for gen- eral readers under the title The Story of Minnesota’s Past (1991). Upon her retirement in 1992, Gilman began a career as a political activist. She was a founding member of the Minnesota Green Party Officers Phyllis Rawls Goff, President ; William D. Green, Vice President ; David Hakensen, Vice President; and ran for lieutenant governor on the Green ticket in 2002. And she Kent Whitworth, Secretary ; Daniel Schmechel, continued to read Minnesota History. In a 2016 email she expressed Treasurer ; William R. Stoeri, Immediate Past President enthusiasm for the “serious content” she’d recently found there. Executive Council Cawo Abdi, Eric Ahlness, Ford Gilman’s twined passions for history and activism were evident in her Bell, Suzanne Blue, Kurt BlueDog, Barbara Burwell, Grant W. Davis, Michael Davis, Mitch Davis, Michael concluding sentence: “In these dark days, history needs to be more Farnell, Thomas M. Forsythe, Phyllis Rawls Goff, than entertainment.” William D. Green, David R. Hakensen, MayKao Hang, Dennis L. Lamkin, Jean M. Larson, Monica Little, —Laura Weber Richard Nash, Joe Nayquonabe, Peter Reyes Jr., Daniel Schmechel, William R. Stoeri, Bo Thao- Urabe, Anton Treuer, Ben Vander Kooi, Kent Whitworth, Eleanor Winston, Warren J. Zaccaro Ex-Officio Members Mark Dayton, Governor; Michelle Fischbach, Lieutenant Governor; Steve Simon, Secretary of State; Lori Swanson, Attorney General; Rebecca Otto, State Auditor 50 MINNESOTA HISTORY Copyright of Minnesota History is the property of the Minnesota Historical Society, and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or users or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder’s express written permission: contact us. Individuals may print or download articles for personal use. To request permission for educational or commercial use, contact us. Include the author’s name and article title in the body of your message. 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