Mike Mansfield: From Butte Miner to Senate Majority Leader
Mansfield led the U.S. Senate longer than anyone and later served as ambassador to Japan. A profile from public records.
People & Profiles
Profiles of the people who shaped Montana, drawn from the historical and public record: political leaders, tribal leaders, artists and everyday pioneers.
Jeannette Rankin: The Montanan Who Became the First Woman in Congress
Elected in 1916, Rankin entered Congress before women nationwide could vote. A profile from the historical record.
Evelyn Cameron: The Photographer Who Documented Frontier Life Near Terry
An English-born rancher who spent decades photographing eastern Montana. Her images are now a major historical record.
Chief Plenty Coups: Crow Leader and Statesman
Plenty Coups guided the Crow Nation through the reservation era. His home near Pryor is now a state park.