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6 Surprising Facts About the 19th Amendment

Season 3 Episode 10 | 12m 09s

2020 marks 100 years of National Suffrage for women in the United States! Today Danielle looks back on the long road to ratification for the 19th Amendment. She explains how the Seneca Falls Convention wasn't seen as important at the time and how some of the most famous suffragists of the time wrote a whole history book to ensure they were remembered.

Aired: 05/07/20
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The complicated history surrounding the European enslavement of Indigenous peoples.
One of the most controversial topics moving through American politics for over 150 years.
Some argue for reforms, others for defunding, and others still for the complete abolition.
We look at the etymology and reclamation surrounding Black history and identity.
The United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans.
John Adams warned us. George Washington begged us not to.
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s.
"Socialism" is one of THE most divisive words in America and it has been for a long time.
Danielle analyzes the homophobic history of US law.
Trace the history of the handshake from Babylonia and the early Greeks to the present.
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The complicated history surrounding the European enslavement of Indigenous peoples.
One of the most controversial topics moving through American politics for over 150 years.
Some argue for reforms, others for defunding, and others still for the complete abolition.
We look at the etymology and reclamation surrounding Black history and identity.
The United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans.
John Adams warned us. George Washington begged us not to.
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s.
"Socialism" is one of THE most divisive words in America and it has been for a long time.
Danielle analyzes the homophobic history of US law.
Trace the history of the handshake from Babylonia and the early Greeks to the present.