<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;How long would you fight for  something you believed in? For Lyda Conley, the answer was her whole life. Born in the late 1800s, Lyda saw a period of great change in America, especially in her home state of Kansas. As new buildings sprang up around her, she worried about what would happen to her family's land. In 1906, she launched a mission to save her ancestors' burial ground. Her never-ending fight led her to become the first Native American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div id="comp-k2jg3csi" class="XUUsC _2S73V"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;About Honest History&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Honest History creates award-winning books, magazines, and this show for young historians across the world. Our mission is to inspire kids to create a positive impact on history themselves. Learn more at &lt;a href= "https://honesthistory.co" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;honesthistory.co&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/honesthistory/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;@honesthistory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;This episode was written by Heidi Coburn, narrated by Randall Lawrence, and produced by Robot Pirate Media. Original theme music was written and recorded by Luke Messimer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;More&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Enjoy this episode? Share with your friends and don't forget to rate and review. See you next time!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Anytime Now

Honest History

Lyda Conley's Last Stand

NOV 20, 202517 MIN
Anytime Now

Lyda Conley's Last Stand

NOV 20, 202517 MIN

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How long would you fight for something you believed in? For Lyda Conley, the answer was her whole life. Born in the late 1800s, Lyda saw a period of great change in America, especially in her home state of Kansas. As new buildings sprang up around her, she worried about what would happen to her family's land. In 1906, she launched a mission to save her ancestors' burial ground. Her never-ending fight led her to become the first Native American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. About Honest History Honest History creates award-winning books, magazines, and this show for young historians across the world. Our mission is to inspire kids to create a positive impact on history themselves. Learn more at honesthistory.co and @honesthistory. Credits This episode was written by Heidi Coburn, narrated by Randall Lawrence, and produced by Robot Pirate Media. Original theme music was written and recorded by Luke Messimer. More Enjoy this episode? Share with your friends and don't forget to rate and review. See you next time!