
In honor of Women's History Month, we would like you to join our hosts Fran & Barb Davis for Stories of the Journey: a conversation with local historian Billie Young. We encourage you to bring your daughters, nieces, granddaughters, students, mentees, colleagues and friends to trace the history our foremothers have forged for us.
Home of Fran Davis
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Billie Young moved to Minnesota in 1970 when her husband, Dr. George P. Young became superintendent of the St. Paul Public Schools. Previous homes have been in Guatemala, Columbia, Illinois, New Mexico and Ohio. She holds a graduate degrees in journalism and Latin American history from the University of Illinois, and in her first job in Iowa was named best woman editor of a weekly newspaper in the United States. She is the author of eight books, including Stories of the Journey: Minnesota Women in Politics, Grand Avenue, Mexican Odyssey, A Dream for Gilberto and Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis.