119: Women’s Suffrage & the Passage of the 19th Amendment
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The Long Path to Women's Suffrage
The long winding path to women's suffrage starts back in colonial america. We'll learn what legal rights women hold in the colonies, meet one colonial woman who allegedly does vote and check out revolutionary new jersey where women are voting. Entering the late nineteenth century, will find the western territories and states enfranchising and even electing women. Yet across the nation, we'll also meet ladies who are leading the charge against women suffrage. In the twentieth century, a rising generation of british influenced, marching, protesting, hunger striking suffragists will come to the fore. This and more will eventually lead us to a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the vote at the national level.
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