Dorothy Eck, Montana State Senator and co-author of the 1972 Montana Constitution, passed away this month.
She was one of the “Political People” who talked politics with us for this 1992 NPR All Things Considered story. Hear her @1:55 (“I don’t look at party platforms, they’re mostly baloney.”) and at @4:55 (“Who said democracy is easy?”):
The world needs more like her — Dorothy Eck (January 23, 1924 – September 23, 2017):
- “Dorothy Eck, who helped write Montana’s Constitution, dies”, San Francisco Chronicle
- “Dorothy Eck, Montana governmental & constitutional giant, died Sunday”, USA Today
- “Dorothy Eck”, Wikipedia
- “Dorothy Eck, trailblazer for women in Montana politics, dies at 93”, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Photo: by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
NPR reran the piece in 2008:
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