Description

Do you know the history of the 19th amendment and Tennessee’s special role in its ratification? We talk about how one young man from Tennessee changed the world, how women of color were left out of the suffrage movement, and how this movement is still relevant to us today.

Links:

• https://www.womensvote100.org/learn
  
  
• https://theconversation.com/19-facts-about-the-19th-amendment-on-its-100th-anniversary-134517
  
  
• https://www.history.com/news/the-mother-who-saved-suffrage-passing-the-19th-amendment
  
  
• https://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/celebrate-womens-suffrage-dont-whitewash-movements-racism
  
  
• https://educationpost.org/the-suffragettes-were-not-allies-to-black-women-they-were-racist/
  
  
• https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/five-you-should-know-african-american-suffragists

Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.