Joy of Resistance

Mon, May 11, 2020 21:00 PM

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Hosts: Fran Luck and Maretta Short

Topics:

How the vote for women was won -

Synopsis:

Discussion of the 3-generations long struggle of women to win the vote, with author
Ellen Carol Dubois about her exploration of this great epic journey in her recent book "Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote". Interview conducted by Fran Luck. Program includes Feminist Worldwide News segment (written and read by Fran Luck and Halsey Hazzard) and topical music.

Listeners will be offered autographed copes of the book as part of the fund drive to support WBAI.

Guests:

Professor Ellen Carol Dubois, auther of "Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote." -

Playlist:

Portion of song: "The Women Do Not Want It", written in 1898 by feminist and literary figure Charlotte Perkins Gilman, sung by -
Bev Grant to a tune written in 2006 by Bev Grant and Carol Hanisch. -
Portion of "Failure is Impossible" sung by Kristen Lems. -

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