Podcasts History BackStory You've Come A Long Way?: A History Of Women In Politics

You've Come A Long Way?: A History Of Women In Politics

Published: July 28, 2016, midnight

b'Hillary Clinton moved a giant step closer to becoming the first woman elected President of the United States when she accepted the Democratic nomination at the party\\u2019s convention in Philadelphia. Clinton stands on the shoulders of generations of women who fought for the right to vote.\\n\\nOn this episode of BackStory, we look at the different ways women have influenced American politics, including:\\n\\n\\u2022\\tThe bread riots by Confederate soldiers\' wives.\\n\\u2022\\tThe 1913 Women\'s Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C.\\n\\u2022\\tShirley Chisholm\'s historic 1972 presidential campaign.\\n\\n
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