Gertrude Simmons Bonnin

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Council_of_American_Indians
Society of American Indians
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkbp:award National Women's Hall of Fame Inductee
gptkbp:birth_date 1876-02-22
gptkbp:contribution Cultural preservation
Native American rights advocacy
Education reform for Native Americans
gptkbp:death_date 1938-01-26
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Lakota
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:autobiography
gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Feminist literature
Native American literature
Social justice movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Henry_Ward_Beecher
gptkb:Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_School
gptkbp:inspired Women's rights activism
Native American activism
gptkbp:known_as Zitkala-Ša
gptkbp:language gptkb:Lakota
English
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for Native American rights
Cultural ambassador for Native Americans
Pioneer in Native American literature
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_event Testified before Congress on Native American issues
Founded the National Council of American Indians
Published first Native American opera
Advocated for the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Participated in the 1913 Suffrage Parade in Washington, D. C.
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:American_Indian_Stories
The Sun Dance Opera
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activists
gptkb:musician
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:spouse Raymond Bonnin
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zitkala-Sa
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