Join the Pipestone County Museum as Hannah Haksgaard, author, and Professor of Law, looks at the Homestead Act of 1862 and how it dealt with a specific group of women; deserted wives. These were the women who came west to homestead with their husbands, but found themselves, the marriage, and the homestead abandoned. The legal rights of deserted wives were unclear under the Homestead Act. This program will cover how these women successfully made legal and factual arguments to gain ownership of homesteads.
Hannah Haksgaard is a Professor of Law at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law where she teaches in the areas of property law and family law. She writes on those topics as well as the rural lawyer shortage. Hannah received her B.A. from the University of Kentucky and her J.D. from Berkeley Law. After law school, she clerked for federal judges at the District of South Dakota and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
For more information, contact the Pipestone County Museum at (507) 825-2563 or by email at pipctymu@iw.net.
Hannah Haksgaard is a Professor of Law at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law where she teaches in the areas of property law and family law. She writes on those topics as well as the rural lawyer shortage. Hannah received her B.A. from the University of Kentucky and her J.D. from Berkeley Law. After law school, she clerked for federal judges at the District of South Dakota and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
For more information, contact the Pipestone County Museum at (507) 825-2563 or by email at pipctymu@iw.net.
Deserted Wives and Homesteading Right...
Date and Time
Thursday May 2, 2024
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
Fees/Admission
$5 ($3 for members)
Children 12 and under FREE
Contact Information
Pipestone County Museum, 507-825-2563
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