As we celebrate the approaching 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, it feels only right to share an upcoming program that PBS will be airing. The program is The Vote and highlights the battle women fought in order to gain the right to vote. I encourage you to view and share with others.
Sue Niemi, President , League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties
The Vote: A Documentary of the Fight for Women’s Right to Vote
Monday, July 6 at 8 PM on your local PBS TV station for part 1 and Tuesday, July 7 at 8 PM for part 2
Watch the two-night special online at the link, or on your local PBS TV station: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/vote/
“The Vote
Film Description
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote — a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
In its final decade, from 1909 to 1920, movement leaders wrestled with contentious questions about the most effective methods for affecting social change. They debated the use of militant, even violent tactics, as well as hunger strikes and relentless public protests. The battle for the vote also upended previously accepted ideas about the proper role of women in American society and challenged the definitions of citizenship and democracy.
Exploring how and why millions of 20th-century Americans mobilized for — and against — women’s suffrage, The Vote brings to life the unsung leaders of the movement and the deep controversies over gender roles and race that divided Americans then — and continue to dominate political discourse today.”
