The Point

The Fight for the Right To Vote


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On June 4 th in 1920, women won their long fight to vote after Tennessee became the final state to ratify the 19 th Amendment. Mindy Todd talks with Elaine Weiss about her latest book The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote". Weiss’s book reveals a complex and fascinating history of women’s rights, and draws parallels between politics today and one hundred years ago. Mindy Todd and Elaine Weiss will be speaking at the Nantucket Book Festival Friday June 14 th .
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The PointBy Mindy Todd , Steve Junker

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