MN90: A Woman At War
Millions of men fought in the Civil War—and unknown numbers of women. Britt Aamodt shares the history of one St. Paul woman who put on the Union blue. [Read Transcript...]
Women
MN90: Love Medicine
Before Louise Erdrich became a celebrated author, she was a girl from Little Falls, Minnesota. And before Erdrich wrote her first novel, says producer Britt Aamodt, she wrote the short story that become that novel. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: The Original Champagne Lady
In 1938, bandleader Lawrence Welk made Lois Best-Herman his Champagne Lady. But the singer was best known in Minnesota, says producer Britt Aamodt, for her sets at St. Paul's Prom Ballroom. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: Slithers in the Stacks
Producer Britt Aamodt introduces us to Grace Olive Wiley, who in 1923, became a fixture at the original downtown Minneapolis Library. Wiley wasn't a librarian and her live charges had more bite than your average book. [Read Transcript...]