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S1E14 Seeking Suffrage: The Idaho Story
While Idaho was an women’s suffrage state, it was one of the last to ratify the 19th amendment. Idaho’s Senator William Borah played a major role both in 1896 and in 1920. This presentation will discuss the politics surround both women’s suffrage episodes, the women activists and their tactics that were crucial for both campaigns, and Borah’s complicated position.
Katherine G. Aiken is professor of history emerita at the University of Idaho where she also served as College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences Dean and Interim Provost and Executive Vice President. She was a member of the State Department of Education Professional Standards Committee for six years; she is committed to K-12 curriculum development and has led numerous professional development workshops. Aiken was chair of the Idaho Humanities Council, served on the Council for seven years, and has been lead scholar for the Council’s Teacher Institute. She is a Latah County Historical Society board member and is on the University of Idaho Library Advisory Board.
Aiken’s American history scholarly areas of interest include social and cultural history, labor history, women’s history, mining, and the environment. She is the author of four books and many articles dealing with those topics--often with an Idaho focus. She participated in the Idaho Public Television production “Idaho’s Trial of the Century” and in the Idaho Experience series.
Watch the video here.
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By Idaho Humanities CouncilWhile Idaho was an women’s suffrage state, it was one of the last to ratify the 19th amendment. Idaho’s Senator William Borah played a major role both in 1896 and in 1920. This presentation will discuss the politics surround both women’s suffrage episodes, the women activists and their tactics that were crucial for both campaigns, and Borah’s complicated position.
Katherine G. Aiken is professor of history emerita at the University of Idaho where she also served as College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences Dean and Interim Provost and Executive Vice President. She was a member of the State Department of Education Professional Standards Committee for six years; she is committed to K-12 curriculum development and has led numerous professional development workshops. Aiken was chair of the Idaho Humanities Council, served on the Council for seven years, and has been lead scholar for the Council’s Teacher Institute. She is a Latah County Historical Society board member and is on the University of Idaho Library Advisory Board.
Aiken’s American history scholarly areas of interest include social and cultural history, labor history, women’s history, mining, and the environment. She is the author of four books and many articles dealing with those topics--often with an Idaho focus. She participated in the Idaho Public Television production “Idaho’s Trial of the Century” and in the Idaho Experience series.
Watch the video here.