Hazel Miner
Hazel Dulcie Miner (April 11, 1904 – March 16, 1920) was a student at a rural Great Plains one-room school, who died while protecting her 10-year-old brother, Emmet, and 8-year-old sister, Myrdith, from the spring blizzard of 1920 in Center, North Dakota.
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Hazel Miner. Courtesy: Center County Republican. | |
| Born | April 11, 1904 Sanger, North Dakota, US |
| Died | March 16, 1920 (aged 15) |
| Cause of death | Hypothermia resulting from exposure to cold |
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| Occupation | student |
| Known for | Died protecting siblings from the 1920 North Dakota blizzard |
After her death, she became a national American heroine. Her actions were celebrated in a folk ballad and were published in many newspaper and magazine articles in the subsequent decades.
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