Edith Colby's Mistake

As Women's History Month continues, we remember some darker moments. If you're in Helena, bring your lunch and come to the Historical Society at noon. I'm giving a talk about Edith Colby and other "Women Who Went Astray" and served time in Deer Lodge. The $5 admission goes to a worthy cause, the Friends of the MHS.

Aspiring journalist Edith Colby came to Thompson Falls from Spokane in 1916 and took a job with the democratic Independent-Enterprise. Edith and others wrote some personal attacks o...