The long fight for the vote — the women who changed American democracy forever.
Latest episodes
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5 min
August 26, 1920: Ratification and the Long Road Ahead
Join host James Hartley as we commemorate August 26, 1920, the historic ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. This episode explores the dramati…
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5 min
Victory at Last: The Passage of the 19th Amendment
Join host James Hartley as he chronicles the historic passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the right to vote. This episode explores the final leg…
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6 min
Victory at Last: The Passage of the 19th Amendment
Join host James Hartley as he chronicles the climactic final chapter of the women's suffrage movement in America. This episode explores the strategic political maneuvering, intense…
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6 min
Jeannette Rankin: The Congresswoman Who Voted for Peace
Explore the groundbreaking story of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress and the only member to vote against both World War I and World War II declarations. Born i…
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Western Winds: How the Frontier Led the Way
Join host James Hartley as he explores how the American West became the unexpected birthplace of women's suffrage. This episode examines why territories like Wyoming, Utah, and Col…
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The Anti-Suffrage Movement: Women Against Women
In this compelling episode of The Suffragette Movement, host James Hartley explores the surprising and complex story of women who actively opposed women's suffrage. Discover how th…
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4 min
The Winning Plan: Carrie Chapman Catt's Strategic Masterstroke
Explore Carrie Chapman Catt's revolutionary Winning Plan that transformed the women's suffrage movement in 1916. This episode examines how Catt's strategic masterpiece coordinated…
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7 min
Behind Bars: Prison, Force-Feeding, and Martyrdom in the Suffragette Movement
In this compelling episode of The Suffragette Movement, host James Hartley explores the harrowing prison experiences that became a turning point in the fight for women's voting rig…
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6 min
Silent Sentinels: The Women Who Picketed the White House
Explore the dramatic story of the Silent Sentinels, the brave women who became the first group to picket the White House in American history. From January 1917 to 1919, members of…
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6 min
Alice Paul: The Radical Who Changed Everything
In this compelling episode of The Suffragette Movement, host James Hartley explores the revolutionary life of Alice Paul, the radical activist who transformed the American women's…
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5 min
Frances Willard and the Temperance Connection: When Prohibition Met Women's Rights
In this episode of The Suffragette Movement, host James Hartley explores the crucial connection between the temperance movement and women's suffrage through the remarkable leadersh…
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6 min
The Great Schism: When the Movement Split in Two
In this compelling episode of The Suffragette Movement, host James Hartley explores the devastating 1869 split that divided the American women's suffrage movement for over two deca…
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5 min
Pioneers in Petticoats: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Join host James Hartley as he explores the remarkable partnership between Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, two pioneering women who fundamentally shaped the American su…
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6 min
The Spark: Seneca Falls and the Birth of Women's Rights
Journey back to July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, where the first women's rights convention in American history sparked a movement that continues today. Host James Hartley explo…