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100 Years Later: The Complicated History Of The Women’s Suffrage Movement (Audio)

We look back at the last century of voting and examine how women and women of color have impacted our politics.

Guests

Errin Haines, editor-at-large for The 19th, a nonprofit news organization reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy. (@emarvelous)

Lisa Tetrault, professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in the history of U.S. women and gender. Author of “The Myth of Seneca Falls.” (@LisaTetrault2)

Adele Logan Alexander, granddaughter of African American suffragist Adella Hunt Logan. She taught history for many years at George Washington University. Author of “Princess of the Hither Isles.”

Read entire article at WAMU