Her March to Democracy

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Welcome to Her March To Democracy where we're telling stories along the National Votes For Women Trail. The trail chronicles the fight for voting rights for women. If you are a historian, history enthusiast, heritage tourist, or simply want to be inspired, listen to the stories of these remarkable and heroic activists who never wavered in their belief in democracy and the rule of law.

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S01 E10 Tennessee: The Fight To Become The Perfect 36

Mar 15 2024 36 mins

In this episode, Paula Casey discusses the stories of the suffrage struggle in Tennessee.We talk about the activists in the TN campaign:Juno Frankie Pierce and Dr. Mattie Coleman aided 2,000 African American women to vote in Nashville after the state partial suffrage law passed in 1919.Joseph Hanover–a Polish Jewish immigrant–was key to organizing the final dramatic victory in

S02 E09 Oregon: Diverse Support Overcomes Fierce Opposition

Mar 15 2024 42 mins

In this episode on Oregon, Janice Dilg, consulting historian and principal of HistoryBuilt, talks about the struggle for votes for women on the NVWT. We talk about the events and fighters in OR suffrage campaign:Dr. Pesie Chan, a Chinese immigrant, met with a collegiate suffrage group in 1912 at the Portland Hotel and gave a speech supporting women's suffrage.Esther Pohl Lovejoy cr

S01 E08 Kentucky: Inclusive Voices Become Vindicated

Mar 15 2024 33 mins

In this episode, Marsha Weinstein, past president of the NCWHS, discusses the struggle for the women’s vote at sites on the NVWT.We talk about the activists in KY votes for women campaigns:Susan Look Avery was an inclusive voice in the suffrage movement by advocating for both Black and white women.Georgia and Alice Nugent played a pivotal role in advancing the African American su

S02 E07 South Dakota: Allies in Suffrage, Powerhouse Couples & The Flying Squadron

Mar 15 2024 46 mins

In this episode, Liz Almlie talks about the struggle of the suffrage movement in South Dakota by visiting sites along the National Votes for Women Trail. We visit sites of the events and activists in the SD votes for women campaign. Learn about the “Flying Squadron” suffrage rallies in the town of Lead where women gave street speeches and held rallies at the Homestake Opera The

S02 E06 Illinois: Creative Strategies and Coalitions Lead to Ratification

Mar 15 2024 42 mins

In this episode on Illinois, Lori Osborne, Director of the Evanston Women’s History Project, discusses the struggle for the women’s vote at sites on the National Votes for Women Trail.We talk about stories of people and events of the IL campaign:Ida B. Wells-Barnett founded the Alpha Suffrage Club with Belle Squire in 1913, which was the first organization to promote suffrage f

S01 E05 Nevada: Prospecting For Voters In The Silver State

Mar 15 2024 46 mins

In this episode on Nevada, Dr. Joanne Goodwin, discusses the struggle for the women’s vote at sites on the NVWT.We talk about the events and suffragists in the NV votes for women campaign:Three prominent men in business and politics organized the first women's suffrage convention in Nevada in 1870.Frances Slaven Williamson fully dedicated herself to fighting for women’s suffrag

S01 E04 Delaware: Rose Petals, Hunger Strikes and The Iron Jawed Angels

Mar 15 2024 50 mins

In this episode, Dr. Anne Boylan, Professor Emerita of History and Women & Gender Studies at the University of Delaware, discusses the suffrage struggle at sites on the NVWT.We talk about the events and activists in the DE voting rights campaign:Mabel Lloyd Ridgely employed lobbying techniques including buttonholing legislators–made easier given her Dover house was a stone’

S01 E03 Alabama Part 2: Defying Shackles and Strides in the March for Equality

Mar 15 2024 21 mins

In the second of two episodes on Alabama, Dr. Alex Colvin, Public Programs Curator at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, talks about the struggle for voting rights in the decades after 1920.We talk about the events and foot soldiers in AL voting rights campaigns after 1920:Hattie Hooker Wilkins of Selma was the first woman to be elected to serve in the state legislatur

S01 E02 Alabama Part 1: Bringing to Fruit the Seeds of Democracy

Mar 15 2024 33 mins

In the first of two episodes on Alabama, Dr. Alex Colvin, Public Programs Curator at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, talks about the the suffrage struggle up until 1920 by visiting sites along the National Votes for Women Trail.We visit sites of the events and foot soldiers in the AL votes for women campaign:Susan B. Anthony’s visit to the Alabama Woman Suffrage A

S01 E01 What is the National Votes for Women Trail?

Mar 14 2024 26 mins

In this episode, CM Marihugh gives an overview of how the stories of the women’s suffrage movement are represented in the National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT), which is a project of the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS). We talk with Ida Jones about the NCWHS vision. We also ask Pam Elam and Mary Melcher about their work that grew to become the NVWT.We t