179. The Formidable Change-Makers of Women’s Suffrage with Dr. Elisabeth Griffith

On today’s episode of Sharon Says So, Sharon talks with Dr. Elisabeth Griffith, who has written a new book called <em>Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920-2020</em>. Many times we think that the passing of the 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote was the finish line of women’s suffrage, but the struggle for equality has been a long road, and has not often been an equal journey for all women. Join the conversation today as Dr. Griffith shares some of the nuances of the history around the Women’s Rights Movement–the courage, the flaws, the race relations, the connections to temperance, Civil Rights, and more.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>