Annie Tall Research Paper
“The Dakotahs, or Nadowessious were doubtless a valorous people considered from an Indian standpoint”-Annie Tallent. This quote symbolizes how Annie felt about the Indians. She saw the Indians as a savage, and obstacle to civilizing forces whose righteousness and benighted destiny was self evident (Mackintosh). Annie Tallent was an important figure in American History because of what she accomplished in her lifetime. Annie was born on the farm of Samuel Donnan in New York. She was born on April 12, 1827. She became baptized at a Scottish church where her father was the deacon. As Annie grew up, she had a good education and graduated from Fort Edwards in New York. Annie married David Tallent on July 5, 1854 in New York. The newly married couple
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and Mrs. Tallent moved to Deadwood for four years, then moved to Rapid City for fourteen years. Annie became the superintendent in Pennington County for four years. Along with being the superintendent, she was a board member and then became the president. In 1897, she moved to Sturgis and wrote her book The Black Hills, or Last Hunting Grounds of the Dakotahs. She passed away in 1901. She had a monument built for her at the old Gordon Stockade (South Dakota State Historical Society). This monument is meant to represent her heroism and resourcefulness of pioneer women. Along with the monument, she had an elementary school which was built in 1950. However, in 1994, the Rapid City Board of Education dismissed the Tallent name and called it South Park Elementary. There is an annual award given to an outstanding female teacher called, Honored Woman Educators, formerly known as Annie D. Tallent Club. She is trying to be erased from history because of the way she acted when she first arrived in the Black Hills and how she wrote in her book. As written by Sneve, “Annie Tallent’s malicious, bigoted treatment of the Dakota or Sioux Indians, would best serve mankind if it were burned.” Throughout Annie’s lifetime, she made many great accomplishments, along with some bad accomplishments. Annie Tallent is remembered however you want to remember her. She is either an outstanding woman who made history for being the first woman to enter the Black Hills, or she can be the woman
and Mrs. Tallent moved to Deadwood for four years, then moved to Rapid City for fourteen years. Annie became the superintendent in Pennington County for four years. Along with being the superintendent, she was a board member and then became the president. In 1897, she moved to Sturgis and wrote her book The Black Hills, or Last Hunting Grounds of the Dakotahs. She passed away in 1901. She had a monument built for her at the old Gordon Stockade (South Dakota State Historical Society). This monument is meant to represent her heroism and resourcefulness of pioneer women. Along with the monument, she had an elementary school which was built in 1950. However, in 1994, the Rapid City Board of Education dismissed the Tallent name and called it South Park Elementary. There is an annual award given to an outstanding female teacher called, Honored Woman Educators, formerly known as Annie D. Tallent Club. She is trying to be erased from history because of the way she acted when she first arrived in the Black Hills and how she wrote in her book. As written by Sneve, “Annie Tallent’s malicious, bigoted treatment of the Dakota or Sioux Indians, would best serve mankind if it were burned.” Throughout Annie’s lifetime, she made many great accomplishments, along with some bad accomplishments. Annie Tallent is remembered however you want to remember her. She is either an outstanding woman who made history for being the first woman to enter the Black Hills, or she can be the woman