Women — Suffrage — United States.

  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: partners in the solutions of women’s problems (Episode 5 of 6)

    The fifth in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by historian Gerda Lerner. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, founders of the National Woman Suffrage Association. With this lecture, Lerner attempts to expose the suffragists as human beings rather than symbols, and to put into context the work…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: February 16, 1983

    Production reel for the February 16, 1983 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer. Hosted and produced by Eileen Zalisk. First, a tribute to Susan B. Anthony, who would have been 162 years old this week. Zaliks gives a brief history of Susan B. Anthony’s life and work, and then Blanch Wiessen-Cook interviews with Ellen DuBois, editor…

  • Seven times around: interview with Women’s suffrage activist Isola Dodic

    Marjorie DeFazio interviews suffragist, Isola Dodic (1892-1986) about her suffragist activity and continued protesting for women’s rights throughout her life. Her first march was at the age of 20, the day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration in 1913, in a march organized by suffragist-activist Alice Paul. Other suffragist activity included handing out leaflets for and working…

  • Woman to woman : Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton / produced by Joanna Brouk. (Episode 4 of 7)

    In this docudrama, based upon court transcripts, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are interviewed on their lives and friendship. These two women were dedicated to their beliefs, and endured years of scorn and public ridicule for the efforts to achieve equal rights and suffrage for women. This program traces the history of Anthony…

  • Mabel Vernon : suffragist / produced by Melanie Maholick.

    Juanita Weaver interviews the suffragist who began organizing with the National Women’s Party in 1913 and worked for the Equal Rights Amendment until 1930.|MABEL VERNON: SUFFRAGIST / produced by Melanie Maholick. – Mabel Vernon began organizing in 1913 with the National Women’s Party for suffrage and continued until 1930 working for the Equal Rights Amendment.…

  • The women’s suffragist movement / Susan Rennie

    Feminist historian and co-editor of “The new woman’s survival catalog,” Susan Rennie talks about the suffragist movement with Helene Rosenbluth and Annette Hunt. Rennie discusses the early feminists, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others…their efforts and accomplishments from 1848 to 1919. She speaks about the general opposition from the Church, and the linking…

  • Petticoat politics: the rise and fall of the phallic empire / produced by Jon Doyle

    This is an historical recreation of the struggle which American women had to be heard and, more concretely, the right to vote. The characters are historically accurate representations of Elizabeth Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony, among others, blended with music. Presented by a cast from the Unitarian Fellowship. Produced by Jon Doyle and…

  • History of the women’s suffrage movement : racism and middle class bias against women / Pam Allen.

    Pam Allen focuses on racism and the middle class bias in this talk which, was the first of two presentations on the Suffrage Movement she made for the Bay Area School last January. It was recorded in an extremely crowded classroom, so there are a lot of clunks and bangs which we hope won’t bother…

  • Courageous sisters / produced by Deborah Janone.

    This program takes a look at some of the vibrant and exciting women of the 1800’s who were in many ways responsible for beginning the women’s movement in the United States. Dramatized versions of speeches and diaries are used, as well as live and recorded music, and discussion with Isabel Welsh, a member of the…

  • Suffrage victory (Episode 13 of 14)

    On the battle for women’s suffrage. Contains readings of excerpts from Sinclair Lewis’ Anne Vickers (1932) and a contemporary account of the Night of Terror, November 14, 1917, in which a group of suffragists, including Alice Paul, were brutalized by guards in front of the Occaquan Workhouse in Washington, D.C. This is the thirteenth episode…