The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Silent Sentinels | 4

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In March 1913, thousands of suffrage activists converged on Washington, D.C. for a new form of protest. They were going to march down Pennsylvania Avenue to demand an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote. Their leader, Alice Paul, was a young rising star in the movement. Her dramatic protests outside the White House would grab headlines across America. But they would also spark fierce and sometimes violent resistance.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:15.9	Imagine it's the afternoon of March 3rd, 1913 in Washington, D.C.
0:23.8	You're perading down Pennsylvania Avenue, marching alongside thousands by the women in
0:28.4	support of a federal suffrage amendment.
0:31.0	You're thrilled to be part of such a massive and daring act of public protest, but your
0:35.2	older sister Claire, who you dragged along, is less enthusiastic.
0:39.5	I still think Mother is going to have a fit when she finds out about this.
0:44.1	She'll thank us later when our efforts help win the vote.
0:47.6	But all this spectacle?
0:49.2	Ah, don't be so old-fashioned.
0:50.6	I mean, just look around.
0:52.8	Have you ever seen so much energy in this movement?
0:55.8	How could Wilson possibly ignore us now?
0:59.6	All of a sudden, the marchers in front of you stop.
1:02.3	Claire glances around nervously.
1:04.6	Why'd we stop?
1:06.4	What's the hold up?
1:08.4	I can't tell.
1:09.4	I think someone might be blocking the street.
1:12.8	Out of the corner of your eye, you see a group of young men rounding around 4th Street.
1:17.6	They jump over a barrier, blocking the sidewalk, and rush towards you.
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