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Suffrage Isn’t ‘Boring History.’ It’s a Story of Political Geniuses. And by the way, it’s “suffragist” not “suffragette.” Read online at...
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ADA Artist Management October 26, 2020 | 01:20:20 Hosted by Lawrence Brownlee, this talk back will feature the artists, composer, and special guests Elaine Weiss, Sharon I. Nelson, and Deborah Hughes. Topics of discussion will be the inspiration for The Trial of Susan...
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The Chautauquan Daily ‘Woman’s Hour’ author Elaine Weiss opens Chautauqua week dedicated to suffrage centennial July 27, 2020 In many ways, it makes sense that Elaine Weiss is opening Week Five of the CHQ Assembly season, dedicated to celebrating the centennial of...
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Photo of Carrie Chapman Catt speaking on an old fashioned candlestick phone. LOC Carrie Chapman Catt. Collections of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/item/94506343/) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ARTICLE The Final Desperate Battle for Suffrage in Tennessee...
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C-SPAN AMERICAN HISTORY Q&A August 11, 2020 | 01:00 Elaine WeissJournalist and author Elaine Weiss discussed her book, The Woman’s Hour, about the lead-up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920, that guaranteed women...
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The 1600 Sessions Presented by the White House Historical Association Women’s Suffrage and the White House July 23, 2020 | 01:01 | 44 This year marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment, the culmination of the suffragists’ fight to secure the right to vote for women....
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”History with Howard Rubenstein” PBS/New York Historical Society Series The Elaine Weiss interview will appear in print form in Rubenstein’s forthcoming book, The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream in Fall 2021. * * * About The Book American icons and...
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She Votes! Podcast: Mother Knows Best August 26th, 2020 | 36:52 | S1:E7 EPISODE SUMMARY August 18, 1920. Nashville, Tennessee. Men and women on both sides of the suffrage fight have been battling for weeks over the final state needed to ratify the 19th amendment,...
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Women march for the right to vote in Nashville. Tennessee was the final state to ratify the 19th Amendment, passing it narrowly on August 18, 1920. Tennessee State Library & Archives 19th Amendment: The six-week ‘brawl’ that won women the vote by...
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