97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.

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This week, Scott and Aaron celebrate the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote for women, which took effect in 1920 – which must have been a tumultuous summer, with an uncertain election, a war that just ended, and a still-ongoing flu pandemic. Also: a little-known Revolutionary War battle that turned on a simple but highly effective ruse – and the bravery of a patriotic woman who stepped in as a pre-battle spy.

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