Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The 19th (1920) w/ Kellie Carter Jackson

The 19th (1920) w/ Kellie Carter Jackson

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 7 a.m.

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It\\u2019s August 25th. On this day in 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed papers that ratified the 19th amendment, which stated that the right to vote would not be denied \\u201con account of sex.\\u201d

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Jody and Niki are joined by Kellie Carter Jackson of Wellesley to talk about the passage of the amendment, the intersectional nature of the suffrage movement, and why it wasn\\u2019t another 45 years until all women were really free to vote.

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Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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