This week marks the 99th annual observance of Women’s Equality Day, which celebrates the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
Women of color played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement, but they and the memory of their contributions have been swept aside.
Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher: women’s suffrage and the role of women of color.
Guests:
- Carol Lasser, retired professor of history, Oberlin College
- Treva Lindsey, Ohio State University Professor of African American Women’s History
- Jen Miller, Director, League of Women Voters Ohio
