S02 E13 Pennsylvania: Silent Bells and Land Armies

In this episode, Robyn Young discusses the suffrage movement in Pennsylvania. We talk about the events and activists in the PA voting rights campaign: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a prominent speaker for abolition, African American rights, suffrage and education. She also authored poetry, articles, and books. Hannah Patterson helped organize the 1915 "Suffrage Day" at the Philadelphia ball park for a game between the Phillies and the NY Giants and threw out the first pitch.The 1915 ...